From:	"MARTIN E. GOTTHARD" <s457033@*******.GU.EDU.AU>
Subject:	Re: Golden opportunities - or not.
Date:	Sun, 1 Jun 1997 12:26:41 +1000

> >It's easier to classify than you'd think. And AFAIK every contact is
> >investigated, too.
>
> That's gotta be one hell of a sortie rate for the P-3s :)
>
Yup, but the P-3's stay out on sortie for eight or more hours; That's a
lot of ground you can cover. I wouldn' be surprised if the military does
a fly-over on everything they detect. Makes good sense, if only for the
Search-And-Rescue angle.

Marty