I'd take 80kgs of fuel and my usual 2 Police crew any day over 2 Pilots
2 Pilots would be a poor reaction to this incident. I don't think people realise just how good these Police crews are. Spot on at Nav, understanding RT, reading checklists, practiced in emergency scenarios at every shift briefing, basic systems knowledge, Notams, Weather, conducting the police mission too. They are the mission commander and pilot is the driver. Any pilot who doesn't fully utilise the crew to assist in their duties does so at their own peril. If my crew isn't happy we go home. It is not certain that a 2nd pilot on board would have stopped this happening.
I fly also multi crew for an Offshore Company and I can see why their particular operation justifies 2 pilots.
Last edited by 8Pieced; 7th Nov 2015 at 22:13.
Reason: Added 80kgs of fuel to title, last about about mult crew