Of course, the Wessex replacement will be required to do. .. . Far more than a Wessex can. . . . Quite a bit more than a SK can. .. .For a great deal less money than either.. .. .So as always in aviation, the solution will be a desperate compromise (the ideal aircraft having infinite payload, infinite speed, infinite range and someone paying you to fly it!). .. .I do not envy the HQ bods the decision on this one.. .. .Sven. . . . <small>[ 17 March 2002, 13:43: Message edited by: Sven Sixtoo ]</small>