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Old 9th Nov 2013, 07:54
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heli1
 
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Be fair.Both Denmark and Canada made the mistake of buying a helicopter without sufficient provisioning for training in one case and spares in the other. The more recent practice of making the manufacturer responsible for ensuring the required number of aircraft are on the front line every morning has resolved the spares issue for those wise enough to adopt it ( not Canada ) and as for training...well...that is a decision for the operator.
At least with the AW101 you get a proven military based product...with a reliable transmission.....how many H92s have the US military bought? And let's not even mention Canada again.
And do US politicians even know where Norway is?......how big a country it is ?....the distances and climate to its furthest reaches ?
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