NPAS - The Resurgence
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I am supportive of police aviation but am deeply unhappy at the way it appears to have been emasculated in some respects by the advent of NPAS. I accept that budget cuts necessitated streamlining and amalgamating the independent services operating around the country. That doesn't mean I agree with what has been done, hence the title. It is early days yet and it is going to take time before a new thread can be started called 'NPAS - The Resurgence'.
Perhaps the future will lead to a unified emergency air service capable of dealing with policing, search and rescue, medical services, border enforcement and any other matters where aircraft are the most efficient means of dealing with a given situation. We used to be able to rely on the military for a lot of that stuff, but they too have been hung out to dry in the interest of balancing the books.