NPAS 2017 news
That may be jumping the gun a little but it seems a potential scenario among others. Clearly what was laid out on launch day is way gone outtahereso effectively anything goes.
NPAS has a new press release out about North Weald .... uniquely it seems to have been announced on the PAN Facebook page as well as their ownwebsite.
Lummy.
NPAS has a new press release out about North Weald .... uniquely it seems to have been announced on the PAN Facebook page as well as their ownwebsite.
Lummy.
If they get a yes they can pay for the ILS etc down the line ....... it might be cheap compared to the ongoing cost of making the 30-years old P68 fully IFR. Most police and ambulance units had to have relatively simple IL systems fitted over the years so its is just a bigger version of that.
replacement service for all the helicopter base closures, on schedule and within budget?
Remember the last round of base closures? The ones that wouldn't close until the fixed wing was up and running to seamlessly take over the service. Looks like they couldn't wait that long!
The quoted 20000 movements at NW is way more than the current London unit needs so would allow its expansion into a super base later.
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If the North Weald project gets the go ahead - and the atmosphere in the village is positive - there would be little point in keeping on Boreham as it is already surrounded by gravel workings and was doomed under the 2012 plan anyway. That would save money and make some sense.
The quoted 20000 movements at NW is way more than the current London unit needs so would allow its expansion into a super base later.
The quoted 20000 movements at NW is way more than the current London unit needs so would allow its expansion into a super base later.
Did someone say ILS, fire cover AND fences with people with guns?!
Any stand alone NPAS site comes with fences and the others are extras that not all have. As far as I know, except for those on RAF stations, none require guns or hi-tech fire cover. Fire cover for the police and AA could be a talking point with the local fire crew. It is the fixed wing ILS that might be the radical departure that is going to cost real money especially as the location (yet to be agreed of course) has significant altitude restrictions in being under the Stansted flight path and is also just north of the Lambourne LHR stack by Stapleford.
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Surely you'd get a GPS LPV approved at North Weald rather than installing an ILS? This would save the long term maintenance and calibration costs associated with an ILS ground installation. The French are in the process ditching 33 ILS installations at regional airports in favour of LPV approaches. The P68 aircraft should be capable of LPV to an equivalent ILS CAT 1 minima with the current avionics fit.
The Police Oracle is reporting that NPAS is trying to make the case for a larger budget and fleet replacement following a year of 'unprecedented demand' such as Grenfell and the two London terror attacks.
https://www.policeoracle.com/news/po...isk_96043.html
https://www.policeoracle.com/news/po...isk_96043.html
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Hey look, someone could make themself a career out of building an effective police aviation service....
...and around we go again!
...and around we go again!
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I know lets get some more bases and aircraft and make sure we give a good service.....oh we did that before didn't we!! This just proves what a total waste of money NPAS has been and we will now end up with no service or spending shed loads of cash to try and get back to what worked. Amateurs should not mess where they know nothing.
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I’m not pre NPAS, so can’t comment on that, but, I know an organisation that’s below critical mass when I see one. But I get the feeling that the only people that really give **** are in the dwindling bases....from Theresa Mays lovechild Amber to the ever expanding “leadership” there seems to be a rather unfortunate lack of appetite to spend on supporting the guys and girls on the ground....quelle suprise!