85% of ALL previous MoD contracts were between 3 and 5 yrs late
...presumably the other 15% were in the 'over 5 years late' category...
how difficult it would be to attract the right people to up sticks and move there?
Potentially very difficult, as shown by the problems that the civ companies had when taking over first the Hawk support and more recently the Sea King support. Perhaps by making it the first location to change, the SAR-H people would attract those who are really in need of a job and are prepared to go to Anglesey for it, and then recruit for the more popular locations later. If they have the same restrictions on them as the SKIOS people did, they won't be allowed to offer extra financial incentives to get people to Valley.
For the 225 (North Sea config):
Nose up: 12 degrees (8 if above 10000kg)
Nose down: 8
Lateral: 8
For stopping rotor:
Nose up: 10 degrees
Nose down: 6
Lateral: 5
Are these the limits for take off/landing or for shut-down? Or are the limits the same for the 225?