By all accounts at Shawbs he had a "good pair of hands" and is certainly worth a shot at SAR. It sems t be an excellent compromise and we (the RAF in particular and the forces in general) should be chuffed - nay, proud that he wants to do (as close as he ever can) a real job with us.
As has been stated earlier, if he didn't have a very good chance of success, the Airships wouldn't have allowed it. The bigest fun (ad one has never been a Sarbouy) will be to see the reaction of the Squadron that
doesn't get him!
And it won't be Cyprus - press release specifies sea king
