Crab.
Just a quick reply.
Portland has already been to South Wales on a job. Summer before last, girl down waterfall, dad followed. (Featured on BBC Seaside Rescue last year.) Portland was already in your patch (North Devon somewhere) going to someone trapped in rocks with an incoming tide I believe. Resolved as they arrived on scene. However retasked to the Brecon Beacons as your main machine had gone u/s at a hospital landing site after a job I am informed. I think your standby was having an engine change as well.
, these things happen.
You would be surprised just how fast the old Sticky can go when you throw some good quality coal on the fire
. ( Race you to Start Point.) Not really.
I'm glad you are happy for us to prove the S92& A139 before you possibly get them but my point is still the same. SAR is not the place to be trialling aircraft. How long had the Sea King been in service before the RAF deemed it fit for SAR? Ten years or so I think. (That is
not a dig at you.) Who rescues the rescuers??