Misrepresenting and misquoting Crab seems to be very popular. Here is what he actually posted earlier:
"If an inexperienced winch-op (since he is the crucial element in winching, not the pilot) injures or kills his winchman and/or the casualty because the crew had a winch and didn't think they should wait for SAR, what damage will that do do the excellent reputation of Air Ambs across UK?
All helicopter pilots can hover over land but winch-opping is a specialist skill that requires lots of training and plenty of practice. If the charities want to fund it then crack on but don't expect miracles. If it were me, I would make sure they all did a full SAR winch-ops course with annual competency checks."
Are his comments really that unreasonable to justify the rabid responses of some posters on this forum?