Niche market... Ten years or so ago one of my last Chinook tasks was the recovery of a Bristows S61 from N of Ullapool to Aberdeen. That night Bristows kindly accommodated us in what used to be the Skean Dhub (sp?), and while we were there the Chief Pilot came in and had a chat. When the conversation came around to where the commercial world was heading, his opinion was that a niche worth watching was the provision of support to the largely-automated, remote north-west oil installations then being mooted off Scotland. His view was that a fast, small-footprint VTOL system would be ideal for the job, and reckoned that the 609 would be one to keep an eye on. Perhaps with the rising price of oil, such an idea will be affordable soon?