Biggus,
Happy to be corrected. Moreover, I am certain that whatever platform is carrying out the task, they are doing it as professionally as an MR2 crew would have done.
However, my original point was that, generally, speed is not the limiting factor and that whilst topcover was an important part of Nimrod SAR role, I remain unconvinced that the time taken for an ac (any ac) to get ONSTA would have made a great deal of difference to the job. If it was the case, surely it would be equally important to ensure that our SAR cabs were the fastest available - I'm not sure that they are.
Duncs
