HighNr I really don't understand why you have such a huge chip on your shoulder, or is it just a windup, or are you a competitor who lost out in the past? Either way you seem very bitter. Any SAR / EMS type asset is there as a "just in case". Some are far busier than others and some also have secondary duties i.e. not just doing standby (CHC). You can bet your bottom dollar that as soon as an asset like that is disposed of, it will be required. Are you going to make the decision to get rid of them and then face the grieving relatives of the next ejectee who drowns because no one was there to pick him up? I get the impression you are ex military, how much value for money have they been, how many invaders have they repelled? - as you put it. Hard to put a value on I suggest.