Quite right - Back to helicopters.
No sig - I have a friend at the ARCC and he thanks you for your comments. My friend tells me that it was a busy day for SAR with a long range medevac from the QEII, a FJ ejection, a fatal civ air and the ferry on fire (plus the usual other routine SAR jobs!).
It was particularly refreshing to see such a 'can do' attitude from so many people. During the ferry incident there were crews calling in and manning up without being tasked and aircraft were being super-glued back together. The final count was 7 British military helicopters under orders, one Norwegian military and 2 civvie. Not to mention the poor Nimrod who got handed a bunch of squaks to allocate, a list of suitable rigs and the unenviable task of on-scene aircraft coordinator. Well done to all you guys.
Very glad this one had a happy ending
