A lot of people are unconvinced by SAR privatisation. Comments such as those above only serve to heighten unease. Pilots can only be as good as the tools with which they're provided to do the job and the parameters within which they must work. A competent pilot, well-trained by another organisation, in a shiny new cockpit does not on its own equal an effective SAR organisation.
Last edited by satsuma; 12th May 2014 at 15:03.