They were not tasked to do anything extraordinary, when we walked out to the aircraft, Jon was not unhappy at the prospect of spending a night in scotland. He didn't mention trying to get a crewduty extension to get back to aldergrove!! The only complaint going was the order to use the HC2 aircraft. A round of golf was a distinct possibility.....
PS. Those who say the sortie should not have even started because of a lack of icing clearance should consider this. The Puma has no clearance, does this mean it should never fly in winter??? Get real, it wasn't just an icing clearance, I THINK, it was an IF clearance that was required. Memory fading a bit, can anyone back that up?