Tuckunder
You are not comparing like with like. I understand you were a FJ pilot with no helicopter exp before Culdrose. I would not expect you to be ready for a SAR command straight away. The RAF had the same routine. My 1st SAR tour was on the Wessex and I had already done 2 SH tours so could fly the a/c I just had to have some brush up work on hovering over the sea and high cliff winching. Then it was on shift and away.
It is the decision making process which is the hardest to teach. When is it safe to go on a job and when it is unsafe. The first turn back being the hardest.
I hope that the pilot's chosen to go on Jigsaw with no past SAR experience will be experienced N Sea Commanders who will have been used to working in the wx that the N Sea can throw at you.
Angel on a wire.
I thought rearcrew were worth 250lbs of fuel
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