...However that information does gel with what I was told in the late 90s - that the Aussies wanted rid of the 350 in that role.
The cynic in me might suggest 'twas a cunning plan that was perfectly executed as it resulted not just in a nice new training fleet of twins with equally nice colour TV screens, with rotating bits that rotated in the correct direction, but also, contracting out of basic ADF helicopter pilot training which by pure chance might have been a sweet retirement opportunity for the boys from the right old boys' club. But I would have no inside knowledge of that, just pure speculation on my part
