I think I'm glad I won't be sitting on Martin Baker's finest in 2017. Along the East Coast there will be SAR bases at Manston and Humberside! The others are at Lee on Solent, Newquay (St Mawgan), St Athan, Caernarfon, Prestwick, Stornoway, Sumburgh and Inverness. That is not enough SAR coverage for safe single-engine fast jet ops (IMHO). I had not noticed this before.
Bobbing about in the ogg-splosh having jumped out of my single engine JSF and having lost my dinghy and a hole in my goon-suit - helicopter ETA 1hr+ and my survival time 25-45 minutes depending on sea temperature. I do hope the Govt is putting money aside to pay the aircrew's next of kin compensation for the negligence of their decision...
Of course, they could always limit the extent of FJ trg areas!
LJ