You can be sure that nobody will sign off the Chinooks if there are concerns about IMC flight. By stating the solution lies at BD, I implied that BD is the location for 8 (possibly 7) Chinooks that are sitting idle. I did not mean that this is a problem for BD to fix. The solution is a political one that will not wait much longer. Who knows, these helos might get scrapped, that is not what I am hearing though. I have a certain amount of respect for Lord Drayson, he strikes me as a problem solver. Drayson has stated he wants more rotary in Afg by next May. Could be there is a 2 stage solution to this need, certainly does not sound as though the Chinooks will be ready by then. This sorry episode in procurement has dragged on for too long, are we finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel?