Hmm I guess I am missing something here.
70 hours real + 50 hours simulator and he is "qualified" to make SAR Ops as copilot????
I guess he must have more flight experience but the article make it looks like he can jump into a copilot seat in SAR Ops with such low hours.
I did almost identical hours for the military typerating on the Seaking and was then qualified as copilot for SAR Ops, so whats the problem?
skadi