As an outsider looking in, and following the roll out I npas with interest.
I am acutely aware of the need to save money, and centralise servicing, training and reduce the current fleet from 33? To 24?
If this is the case, and like I said earlier I am no practitioner, but where would the money come from, for 6 fixed wings.
Which leads me to my next related point, other than dedicated surveillance wing, is there really a place for a non flexible runway based aircraft in the day to day world of police aircraft.
The ability to stay airborne longer only becomes useful with protracted operations, my understanding is most police tasking are sorties of less than 60 minutes.
This in my view is no more than rumour, unless there are long term plans to support protracted police operations.
PLUG complete.
