REVEALED: Major decline in helicopter flying hours searching for criminals and missing as Cambridgeshire police save cash.
Ian Whitehouse, NPAS Chief Operating Officer, said: “It is noted that aircraft requests for the region are down, however; operational commanders within NPAS and local police commanders are in regular contact to ensure that the service provided is effective and that we maximise the use of air assets.
Requests are down!
That's the kind of statement that reflects the rumblings out there that it's not worth asking for an ac any more because, along with other popular phrases, 'it'll be too long before it gets here, so there's simply no point'.
Pre NPAS 627 hours / £1.2 mill; Under NPAS 500 hrs / £480k
Pre NAPAS £1913 p/hr; Under NPAS £960 p/hr
<50% saving, per hour! Pretty good, but what is the reality behind it all
"• NPAS will deliver a more cost effective service balancing the need to save money against the need to ensure the police service has a quickly deployable asset that can be used to tackle crime and protect the public."