Jay,
Sincere apologies - I serioulsy didn't mean to tar everyone with one brush.
E99,
What appalling behaviour by the SAR people involved. I'm embarrassed to be associated with whoever that was - I wish they hadn't acted like that, and please believe me that not all (mil?) SARBoys are like that...but I realize the damage has been done...
RODF,
You won't fool anyone with maths like that! I think we all know that air amb units get many more calls than most SAR bases...a SAR unit might log almost as many hours though in a set period just because an average SAR shout takes longer than an average air amb shout (and that's not just because the King of the Sea and Queen of the Skies is so slow!).
TOTD