Agree with most of the comments on both sides, indeed King Air is a great short term asset but nothing else. C27J is the only real option for RAAF.
For Army ops, may i suggest upgrading the current 6 Chook D's into (the original RAAF number) 12 CH-47F's and adding few Do228NG's for FW?
Some times it takes a while for a spare engine or whatever to get out to the guys operating in remote areas, just one of the many uses for FW.
Seems many other Armys around the world (even the ever cash strapped Poms) apreaciate what benefits FW brings to the mix, very shortsighted decision if true and i feel we will only have to reinvent the wheel (waste of time,money and resourses) when something occurs and suddenly its decided FW is the go.
Whatever happended to corporate knowledge at the top? don't any of these guys stop and think about the very basic way AAAvn has worked (sucessfly intregrating RW and FW) the last 30 odd years?
