That really proves my Point. How could one helicopter, originally tasked to cover Strathclyde only, suddenly be expected to cover the whole of Scotland? A decision clearly not made by anyone with any knowledge of air support. Knowledge of what is not possible, is in many cases actually more important than what is possible. Air support IMHO is a wonderful boon to crime fighting, when done properly, but is well known to bite if undertaken without proper consideration.
I suspect that although our language might be very different, our views no quite so far apart.
TF