Lu, all points well taken,but nothing is cheap in this world.I once had a discussion with the Chinook policy staff officers at a certain Air HQ which used to be on a hill in Wilts. about fitting a small radar to the a/c when they went back to Boeing to have the engine/airframes modified."Don`t need it,too heavy ,too expensive,can`t use it in battle,got excellent new nav gear,so we know where we are!" The radar is about the size of a large ostrich egg,evenC-172`s have them,good range and if used correctly can prevent bumping into "cumulo granitus".I suppose most N Sea helos have radar,so any comments from them? A little expense in the right direction may have saved the Machrihanish accident- so ,sometimes it pays to look out from the cat`s a**s and view the outside world..
