Camp: Yes - it's very common for an R44 with standard tanks and an endurance of around 3 hrs to set-off on a non-stop journey that might take 7h 30m.......
I'm not certain what point you are trying to make in this discussion. As you say, "I don't do politics". So what are you doing ?
"I don't do politics" is that doubtful way of starting a sentence - along the lines of David Cameron recently saying "I believe in freedom of speech, but........."