P3C Time on station and drop buoys?
Does anyone have figures of the approximate time on station the Aussie P3C would have? The wikipedia figures would suggest around 8 hours (16 hours endurance minus 2500nmi return trip @328KTAS). That does sound like a useful time (ignoring the fact that the general search area has roughly the size of Sweden/France/California).
If any wreckage is found floating, would it be possible to drop bouys to listen for the CVR/FDR pings (in the right frequency band)?