I take your point on Bristows operating 'methods', but CHC management and pilots must have seen the clock ticking towards 2000 hours- why not get some sort of solution in place that didn't involve grounding a SAR machine for 5(?) hours.
At least one crew in Stornoway have the right attitude, a pat on the back for them, lets hope it doesn't turn into a knife in the back from pencilpushers!