I certainly do not look with contempt at civvy SAR, only with concern that a hard-won capability will be squandered because those that make the decisions don't understand the issues involved.
Crab, every single posting you make on SAR threads aim to knock civvy SAR so who are you trying to kid!
You talk about hard won SAR capability but your battle to get a FLIR camera took you 20 years!! So by that reckoning if we civvy's were to ask for a 330 degree radar like yours (not 360 as you like to spin) then by your standards it'll be perfectly acceptable for SAR-H to bring them in by 2032!
You know one day you may leave the RAF and have to work with guys like us. You'll fit in better if you are able to embrace new ideas and different solutions to problems. Someone can come up with good idea without having been in the RAF first you know. I know this must be difficult for you to understand but leave it for a few days and it may sink in gradually!
