Don't think it will matter who pilots/crews/passengers in the aircraft at any wage if thay can't be in the right place at the right time. 2 aircraft to cover 8000 sq miles (nautical) just cannot be 20 minutes from everywhere when both get drawn to the busy corner of the area early in the shift. Inevitably the next request is from the county now furthest away who understandably are pretty upset to find that we're 45 minutes flying time away and need to add 20 minutes to that to get to base for fuel because everyone else has closed.
Which force is going to pay for that sort of response?