Morris1,
The original thinking behind the National project was all to do with economies of scale.
National contract for maintenance.
**** **** ** Training
**** **** ** Insurance
**** **** ** Pilot Pool etc
**** **** ** aircraft Provision - procurement
**** **** ** testing and acquisition of new Equipment.
A National PAOC
All operational work centred on a regional base but with approximately the same number of a/c operating from existing forward bases.
Further savings derived from having one Regional UEO or equivalent with deputies at forward bases. Regional training officers delivering the National course.
I suspect that had been the way it went, the savings from economies of scale and supervisory and training officer numbers, would have exceeded what the current buggeration factor is delivering now. Plus morale and efficiency would have remained high. Any overprovision of resources would have become evident quite soon, and the necessary adjustments made from a position of strength.
But they wanted undisputed Power. The sort of Power you can only get by getting rid of anyone who might know the correct way of doing it.
Stalin did that to the Red army. Its didnt work then either.
tigerfish
