Originally Posted by
Dashunder
Crock of **** Badengo, contract start date was 8th August. That means the ability to provide full SAR coverage on the 8th August.
Cairns also going to be a month delayed.
All good having unproven onboard sensors, but they are all pointless if they cant drop!!
Ah so you've read the contract then? The start date wasn't for the start of SAR capability but training.
The fully operational machine will be over here within the next week or so, to coincide with the operational requirement start date.
The main holdups in this project has actually been AMSA not supplying crucial data like the size of stores etc until the very last minute. Cobham have met the requirements each step of the way. The aircraft was on time in Perth for AMSA crew training as stated in contract.
Cairns was always scheduled for Jan/Feb 2017.