Crab.
Bloody hell, we agree on something! Lacklustre is not the word I would use. Complacent, just short of arrogant, is more like it!
And not listening to the client!
Wessex?? No!! Whirlwind9/10.
As for the ops. manual, as Cyclic says previously, I think you will find it takes the best of all worlds, not exclusively RAF. You do not hold the rights to worldwide SAR you know, people have done it successfully before, even the Navy.
(Oh. and Bristow!)
Sven
There's your answer. Plus what I said in my previous post.