Bismark, no willy waving from here, I could never match the RN in that discipline!
I was around, but not involved, for the three incidents that I mentioned. There were many more. The idea that all it takes from 'front enders' is a steady hover and the 'back enders' (do RN officers and non coms still have seperate crewrooms on SAR?) just need to say ''easy easy" for long enough is sadly what frequently went wrong in the past. Fortunately 771 and 819 became professional, eventually, but the attitude that seems to still exist, and you seem to believe ie sar is a 2nd line task, any RN crew can do it, is a step backwards - but then the RN loves its tradition doesn't it!
