airpolice
Can I answer you please?
We have managed because we have always managed. We have made do with what (little) assets we have and we have got on and done the job. It's as simple as that, and in many respects, we have been somewhat responsible for our own downfall. Our constant 'can do' and 'will do' attitude has bitten us in the behind somewhat.
The sky will only fall in when, as so often has happened, we have a major disaster close (ish) ro our shores: Air India Jumbo, LRSAROps or where there are so many SAR assets in one area that you need a stable platform for comms relays and links etc. etc. Not to mention being able to drop SAR kit during LR incidents. It's all the things that you don't know about that will be most missed by those people and ops that we don't know about!!
Sorry for jumping in Wokkamate, you guys fly safe.
Winco