There are a few points that need to be straightened a little.
The Military did not give the contract to the Civil Industry due to their inability to undertake the task. Mr John Fredericks from the defunct NSCA was instrumental in offering the Military a service far in excess of the Mils capacity....and at a super discounted price. But that is another story in itself.
Once the kid has the lollipop try to take it away again!!!
At the same time, the "Powers To Be" decided that the Army should control their own helicopters, which makes perfect sense.
Therefore that left the Air Force with only a handful of aging small machines that were spread out at the various RAAF Bases, common sense then suggested that why spend money on introducing a Non Military capable asset for SAR???...the rest is history.
Trimpot and Wineboy, we are running a Human Factors Course in September, are you interested in attending?
