...........shame about the people in Aberystwyth.....
just one of so many issues though. On the face of it, if the Dyfed 109 is to go, it would seem more sensible to shift the S&EW aircraft from St Athan to that brand spanking new base to the west.... though that might upset them at St Athan of course as they have a perfectly serviceable base and well placed in the current scene... Rumour has it that the Dyfed base is a tight fit for an A109E so it might not be too friendly anyway. I remember the original base was a tight fit for the Bell 206... and caused problems when the went to the AS355 so it may be spurious humour.
Trying to be dispassionate, if there is to be cover for people in Aberystwyth that move west might just help. Still they only get cover in daylight from their super duper SPIFR machine so perhaps they have already decided an agenda ..... 'air support, what is air support' ....
There are other potential issues of course surrounding the S&EW 135 being uniquely a leased machine.