Bill Whitehouse, chairman of the British Cave Rescue Council, said: "There's concern whether the smaller aircraft will be able to do everything the Sea King can. Obviously there's nervousness when you see change coming. We're happy with what we've got."
Surely the smaller helicopters will be more effective in the cave rescue scenarios they seem worried about. It must be tight for a Sea King in a cave system even with NVG and a 330deg radar?
(Also worried about HRH being out of a job. How will he pay the bills?)