No SAR experience???? you clearly don't know me, but to give you a clue my first SAR job was the rescue of a small boy drifting out to sea on an inflatable off Browndown point. Still, back to the thread and it has to be agreed that civilian SAR operators do it far, far cheaper than the military. As far as experience goes...well just give Portland or Lee SAR a ring and ask them where there guys did their Flying Training. Think you'll find the answer is in Cornwall.
Recruiting Pilots won't be a problem. Whats the difference between a pilot and a SAR pilot? A 2 day course. Recruiting crewmen to relocate to Culdrose will be easy as there are dozens of them already there.
Nope, all in all it will be cheaper and more efficient.
Last edited by vecvechookattack; 2nd Jun 2005 at 14:58.