nav training costs
ossie, im not sure where you get the idea that navs have a zero cost of training. We have our own basic nav course (admittedly primarily to train us for fast jet) and then a separate (and very very lengthy) rotary course with about a third of the hours allocated to a pilot. On top of this there is an equally lenghty ocf (third pilot hours). We are cheaper but not free. As to where the extra funding for extra pilots will come from, the "tiny" amount of extra money will be approved in the next budget.