They have been doing quite a bit of training around Cairns, though the type of training I do not know.

So it moves?

What successful drop
 

RSCU 660 dropped at lease 4 items to that yacht, nothing was retrieved, there were also 3 black Hawks and 1 c130 on task, such was the confidence in the jet doing something useful.
As for comments on the tender, the Cobham bid was 10 Mil per annum more expensive than the stated budget in the tender. If the actual budget was that high then no doubt we would have had a fleet of new aircraft, not second hand jets.
Does anyone want to take about the problems with sensors, integration and comms, including the bits of kit that have not been provided as promised such as VIDAR and cell locate. These teething problems are probably going to be solved, but at this stage implentation is 12 months behind schedule.
Turning up for a SAR is one thing, doing what you said you can do is another. A bit early for a pat on the back, you have a long path ahead of you Cobham.
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When the contract was first given to Aerorescue, was it on time, did it all kick off on day one? Were there any teething issues? If so, well done. If not - have the aerorescue guys forgotten this now?

All five AeroRescue bases commenced service, with contracted capability, on the contracted start dates.

A Challenger 604 has just successfully co-ordinated an RAN rescue of some Saffies from their disabled yacht, 1300kms SW of the lower coast of Western Australia.

ABC News (Aust) - South African men rescued from stricken yacht Jedi 1 off W.A.

What was the useful range of those Dorniers?

1000nm from memory

So does that mean all bases up and running and fully operational now?

The new standard of special mission ops in Australia
 

Well here we are, 9 months into the contract and a capability that is measured somewhere in the vicinity of less than 50 % contractually compliant. And this is now accepted as the new standard. The aircraft and equipment continues to fall short of Cobhams contracted claims. The crew, what there is of them are looking at their employment options. As a Surveillance/ SAR platform there are plenty of better jet options than the 604. Wake up government, the industry shakes it's head at your selection of company and aircraft.

....another block of flats for someone in AMSA I guess....

So what gives FMT, been out of the loop for a few months now and haven't been keeping track, still struggling I assume.

Is Essendon online yet, I would assume they have full crews at all bases by now.

Get over it mate.. it's all in the past. Everyone else has moved on. When your feeling sad just watch that feel good YouTube video.
In many respects Cobham are doing a much better job. At the very least they have set up a sensible platform (for a nation such as this) from which they can only improve to provide a far superior service. They have already responded to not less than 6 events that were literally beyond the capability of the previous operation (and I'm not only referring to range).
I'm not negating how disappointing it all must have been for previous crew but that's life. My best advice (having been there before) is to move on. Onwards and upwards!

Hey Dashunder
 

Essendon not online nor is the the 4th aircraft available crew solution is seriously lacking. Yes I've moved on but the principle remains.

Your full of **** lol

P8 Poseidon is a 737-900 (fast intercontintenal jet) and your going to tell me its no good for maritime patrol??

FFS enough already STOP BITCHING LIKE A BUNCH OF OLD WOMEN

Does anyone know where the Dorniers are parked?

[QUOTE]Does anyone know where the Dorniers are parked?

Some work has recently been done for the European Border and Coast Guard Agency

1 Parked out front of the Pas hanger today. Seen 3 of them parked up just a few weeks ago.