"Ah, The old ours are bigger than yours"
Isn't that exactly what you are doing wrt to equipment?
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"But how many Kiwis go flying round them or conduct rescues in them at night and/or in that bad weather???"
Um, a handful?
"Darkness, snow showers and 40 kts gusting 60 -70 is quite normal for either a Welsh or Scottish winter but we train crews to get in amongst it and rescue people - but not in a R44!"
And for those sort of missions not here either, obviously. Not sure what point you are making?