Air Support Operations

  • Reference Number: 3314
  • Date released: 13 September 2011

Request

In the light of the recent disturbances I am going to do a short item on the air support operations across the country.

To date I have noted activity in London aid [by Sussex and Surrey air support] reported, presumably to bolster a short term maintenance issue and in the [new] North West Consortium area. I guess there are others.

The issues I can forsee might be the good or bad interactivity of televisiion and radio communications signals from those aircraft operating outside their own area. Whether they were based away from their own usual facility or simply flew in for a few hours flight time.

Could you please let me know of any cooperative instances of air support affecting your area in as much detail as is available.

With the new NPAS actually proposing this type of operation in the future this is perhaps a trial for what is to come.

Response

In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

There are no cooperative instances affecting the operational use of the North West Region air units throughout the region.

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