I did wonder last night, as we were training in the top bowl at Snowdon in snow showers just below the cloud base, if the same level of 'train hard fight easy' will be allowed under the new contract or will less risk be accepted unless it is actually lifesaving.
We will just have to wait and see.
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Hey Crab,
Perhaps this little ditty I found will help you sleep better tonight. So training is a bit pointless if you don't challenge yourself and this simple concept is even understood by civvie companies and not just an RAF SAR god like your good self; isn't that just amazing!
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=10c_1363748633
The vid isn't a training sortie but I wonder how they could possibly entertain the idea of conducting the SAR. Just ignorant cowboys or a well trained crew??
Civ SAR has been on the go in it's current guise since 1st Dec 1982. Since then Civ SAR crews have been tested time and again by SAR ops they train to be able to respond to......sound similar?? You needn't allow yourself in future to become distracted by silly ignorant thoughts during critical flight phases in the mountains, but thanks for sharing dude.
Cheers
Pig