Question for those at Lee and Portland. Why, if you have FLIR and a nitesun are you limited to 12 hour ops? It seems such an anomaly.
Ref survivor capacity of the 139, out of curiosity what is the maximum number of survivors lifted from a ship by a Seaking or S61? I notice this line from the blurb, Size, speed and economy benefits suited to south coast SAR operations so presume a larger aircraft is deemed unnecessary by those who make the decisions.