Re cover question:
Area of Scotland is 30,420 sq miles (78,789kms) and only has
one police helicopter to cover the whole region.
Scotland Facts and Figures ? Scotland Info Guide
Area of Wales is 8,000 sq miles (20,782kms) and only has
one police helicopter unless plans have changed?
Wales | wales.com
The rest of THE UK has
25 police helicopters to cover country at the last count I believe. Stand corrected if anyone else has up to date figures on the 902 fleet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...ce_Air_Service
Have NPAS ever published any figures which show the standby times for each base. (i.e. Hours not airborne during a 24 hour period, over a month/year?)