FFF
I think you'll find that the Rotorheads forum is designed to be "A haven for helicopter professionals to discuss the things that affect them".
Tigerfish
I have a great deal of respect for you and your experience and agree with a vast amount of what you say but I would like to see the evidence that
some civilian who just wants to do a job- any job, and play with lots of lovely kit, but has no proven desire to lock up criminals, is going to make the most of that huge investment of yours, then fine. But I can assure you that many years of experience shows that it is just not going to get the best out of that airframe
I think I'd be able to prove otherwise.
Let's not make this a civilianisation debate.