Car Ramrod,
I’ve never been rescued, yet. However, that’s really not the point in this case.
Cobham were supposed to start providing a service that has the capacity to find, if humanly possible, and air drop supplies to people in need of support.
Now, if you’re happy to pay for a service, either as a taxpayer or an individual, without the capacity for the service provider (i.e. Cobham in this case) to deliver that service, then that’s up to you.
Me, I’m not happy to pay for something that neither I, nor any other taxpayer, can use if required. That’s just being played for a mug, IMO.
Hopefully, I’ll never have to use the service that Cobham, or any other possible future Search and Rescue contractor, has been tasked to provide to AMSA, on behalf of the Australian taxpayers, but it would be nice to know it was available if I needed to be rescued.
Last edited by CaptCaveman; 20th Feb 2017 at 10:59.