As a civilian, working for an other Government Department, I have enjoyed trips out of Coltishall in a Chinook, a trans Scotland trip in a Sea king from either Kinloss or Lossimouth (can't remember which, but we ended up on a hill South of Oban), and a trio of Nimrods, from Kinloss to the Azores, for a tasking, being dropped off at Glasgow airport on the return leg. No steps available at Glasgow, so had to go out of a door at the back on a rope ladder from memory. Happy days, and a privileged position to be in for sure.