hmmm
lies, damn lies, and stuff from the FOIA..!
They are always open to (mis)-interpretation.
Assuming an "average" is alway a dangerous activity.
how long are the sorties
do they operate 24/7
how many hours lost for weather
how many weeks lost for annual
how many hours lost for engineering
how many hours used for training
none of these things have been factored into your "average"
1324 flying hours.. is that one a/c or two..?
if its one a/c then i can tell you that the average per 24 period is going waaaaaay more than you calculated.
statistics.. PAH..
you can make them say whatever you want
mr churchill was very right
if your "campaign" for a dual role a/c in the region is well intended then fair do's. However what you should bare in mind is that maybe, just maybe, the people involved in making the decisions knew a little of what they were doing. And... that there is a reason why there are so few dual role a/c in the uk.
But to come onto a forum of specialists in the field of police ops, as there are here, and spout poorly researched facts figures which "prove" the unit is a waste of money, then Im afraid you have to be prepared for some flack.
One more thing before diving for cover myself..
You "the public" arent
paying millions to keep a helicopter sitting on the TARMAC
for nothing. Its there ready to go.
The price of having the a/c and crew ready to go at a MOMENTS notice, is that they dont get tied down with other work.
You could also apply the same logic to the fire brigade.
Go knock on their door, and tell them that they should driving around on patrol looking for fires, or helping out the cops in between fires, and see what the response is..!
