Originally Posted by
ginty79
Serviceability is 70% for us fella - not too bad. Yes they are expensive, and yes it is a concern that other operators are giving up on them. In saying that if you can't look after your things, you shouldn't get expensive toys..
When we received the Gazelle in Germany 1974 serviceabilty rate was under 35%. Spares were a big problem. At times we swopped parts with the German police at Dortmund to keep ours and their aircraft in the air.
The biggest improvement was the arrival of a certain sergeant A.G who had been on the trials squadron. Serviceability doubled in a few months.
Over the following year the rate went to figure way above the Scout.