Get over it
Satsuma,
SAR is becoming a business, get over it. No company will run SAR for nothing, would you?
Yes it,s a great shame that the RN/RAF are losing the service that they have spent decades perfecting. It has been a bloody good service thanks to them and I can understand people's disappointment in a private company taking over, but let's face it this is nothing out of the ordinary.
So rather than look for all the negatives and slate the company chosen to provide the service before they have started why not become one of the happy people and look to the future.
So many pruners mankin and moaning about hearsay makes me think they are all eastenders fans. Get a life.