Originally Posted by
Rho Tarbled
With less than a year to run to the start and aircraft rolling off the production line, it appears that the RAF have decided the EC135 is unsuitable for rearcrew training due to it's small cabin and lack of a crashworthy seating arrangement unless you are a PORG. Will be interessant to see what Ascent do about that bombshell!
Then the EC145 destined for SAR trg at Valley has such a long winch bracket that the winchop can't lean far enough out of the cabin to hold the winch wire. How can this sort of stuff keep happening so late on in the process?
Where are you getting that from?