If the AC had €50m a year to do SAR there'd be reasons to be upset about lack of top cover. CHC decided when tendering that heli top cover was suitable, if not we'd be paying another €10m for them to do so.
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Originally posted by morpheus View PostAt least the military was defended on Newstalk - they pointed the finger at funding and resourcing by department of defence as a reason for loss of key staff and operational knock on effects. i'm shocked and saddened but the budget BS and penny pinching as been going on for too long now. Ill bet the lads and lassies in the AC, especially on the CASA teams will feel pretty down and angry right now.
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The decision to proceed on any mission is the crews at the end of the day, if they are happy with helo TC...
This isn't just a matter of budget cutbacks etc (although I doubt they have helped), since at least the 90s personnel availability has been an issue for the AC.
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Originally posted by ibenji View PostSome services should not be privatised and this is one of them. What level of service could the aer core provide if it had an additional 50 million a year for 10 years.
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Originally posted by na grohmití View PostDon't declare yourself as an SAR asset unless you can commit to a 24/7 service.
The MOU between the IRCG and DF (see 6.4)
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Originally posted by Sparky42 View PostYou so sure that Finance would have signed off on the 92's if it was the AC asking for it?
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The AC responded as best it could, it is not on 24hr standby, they put emergency plans into action and got people back to be able to launch the CASA. Although it shows some of the weakness in our system the main concern should first be recovery of the missing and finding out what happened to cause this tragic event. One of the key questions will be are the rest of the S92 fleet safe as they are still being crewed by brave men and women providing SAR around our shores. Once we know what happened then will be the time to see how we can improve the situation and hopefully avoid another such loss.
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Originally posted by EUFighter View PostThe AC responded as best it could, it is not on 24hr standby, they put emergency plans into action and got people back to be able to launch the CASA...
Originally posted by EUFighter View PostAlthough it shows some of the weakness in our system the main concern should first be recovery of the missing and finding out what happened to cause this tragic event. One of the key questions will be are the rest of the S92 fleet safe as they are still being crewed by brave men and women providing SAR around our shores. Once we know what happened then will be the time to see how we can improve the situation and hopefully avoid another such loss.
it is quite possible, likely perhaps, that in this instance the circumstances of the aircraft loss meant that the ability to react to an emergency was entirely irrelevent to whether lives would be lost or not, but we can see that in different circumstances the inability to react and to do so quickly might well be the difference between saving lives and recovering bodies.
RIP, its bloody sad.
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