Skg sortie rates

Unicorn,
many thanks for your enlightening reply.

I suppose what I am asking is : how many times a day can the bird be “typically” flown in in hot and humid conditions – say operations from carriers in the Persian Gulf assuming crews are NOT changed? And what if crews are changed? Info for new machines or those in good conditions.

I should imagine that is possible to generate 4-5 long sorties/day on outer perimeter ASW , ASV , AEW and SAR missions before the bird needs mechanical attention. I realise from your post that there is no such thing as “typical’ but, what might be normal RN practice for carrier operations?

Similarly , with inflight refuelling, what is the max duration that the bird can fly before its needs to come in for maintenance? I imagine that in AEW roles, some sort of refuelling whilst hovering is done to save o nthe turnaround time.
Are these specific enough? If not, what are some statistics on Seaking operations from the Falklands or more recent ops?

Thanks in advance.