Originally Posted by
satsuma
A lot of people are unconvinced by SAR privatisation.
They may be, but only out of pig ignorance. Privatised SAR has been around for just about as long as I have been a pilot. I very much doubt that the hundreds (or probably thousands) of people who have been rescued by Bristow or CHC SAR in the UK thought "gosh, I remain unconvinced by private SAR, think I'll stay bobbing about in the water / stuck up a mountain until the real (military) SAR boys arrive". Get real!