omoajiri: What is the distance between the take-off point & the landing that the copter covered 15 times in one day?
Did the copter made the 15 trips without stopping/ resting?
Its fuel level?
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iamtheprincipal: Personally, I'm of the oppinion that a device was planted in the craft before it airlifted Gov. Yakowa, Gen. Azazi, et al for Portharcourt. I hope the investigation team undertaking this task would not fail to uncover the reason(s) behind this dastardly act.

One serving governor everyone has described as a great man even in his death apart from those crooks from Kaduna north. I have always had my distant admiration for this man.
I sympathise with your wife, Amina.
May the good LORD bless your soul, Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa and comfort your family.

General Andrew Owoye Azazi, one of the nation's finest officers who put his job on the line to speak out what he saw, the reality of the Northern unrest... "Boko Haram is PDP & PDP is Boko Haram" and as a result, he was declared 'unworthy' to live.

I did said earlier that there is more to this crash that meets the eye & I expect the investigation panel to leave no stone unturned by exposing those idiots behind this very sad occurrence.

We must adopt the precepts of bringing the enemies of this nation to book.

iamtheprincipal: Personally, I'm of the oppinion that a device was planted in the craft before it airlifted Gov. Yakowa, Gen. Azazi, et al for Portharcourt. I hope the investigation team undertaking this task would not fail to uncover the reason(s) behind this dastardly act.

One serving governor everyone has described as a great man even in his death apart from those crooks from Kaduna north. I have always had my distant admiration for this man.
I sympathise with your wife, Amina.
May the good LORD bless your soul, Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa and comfort your family.

General Andrew Owoye Azazi, one of the nation's finest officers who put his job on the line to speak out what he saw, the reality of the Northern unrest... "Boko Haram is PDP & PDP is Boko Haram" and as a result, he was declared 'unworthy' to live.

I did said earlier that there is more to this crash that meets the eye & I expect the investigation panel to leave no stone unturned by exposing those idiots behind this very sad occurrence.

We must adopt the precepts of bringing the enemies of this nation to book.

Jakumo: The life-span of an aircraft is measured both in flight hours, and in takeoff and landing cycles.

A helicopter ferrying passengers over short distances can handle far more than 15 takeoff and landing cycles a day, without causing any undue loading to engines or fuselage.

In the opinion of this armchair accident investigator, the doomed Augusta 109 chopper was shot down with small arms fire, moments after takeoff.

Jakumo: The life-span of an aircraft is measured both in flight hours, and in takeoff and landing cycles.

A helicopter ferrying passengers over short distances can handle far more than 15 takeoff and landing cycles a day, without causing any undue loading to engines or fuselage.

In the opinion of this armchair accident investigator, the doomed Augusta 109 chopper was shot down with small arms fire, moments after takeoff.

samally:

Adieu Sir!

omarky:

Well spoken bro

Leyelyzo:

what's wrong with you? Why adieuing him? He isn't the dead man here,...shege! Some Nigerians sha.....

Afolabs101:

There's no way we'll get to the bottom of this, because if a bomb was planted (my opinion too), it would have been a conspiracy of the highest order. If some powerful Northerners were behind it, can Johnathan openly confront them?? When he can't confront the backers of BH??

There's too much circumstantial evidence pointing towards an assassination, however a cover-up seems imminent

banki: what happened to the probe on the police helicopter that crashed earlier in the year was that government conspiracy too? why should military helicopters be used to shuttle passengers for a burial ceremony, instead of being used for the purpose they were meant for, so have they perrsonalised and privatised the nigerian army too?

I can understand owoye azazi on the helicopter as a former chief of army staff but yakowa as wetin? i taught they as leadersof the niger delta should have fixed the roads so people can come from far and wide to come to bayelsa,how come were only talking abut the lives of yakowa and azazi are the other people less human?

banki: what happened to the probe on the police helicopter that crashed earlier in the year was that government conspiracy too? why should military helicopters be used to shuttle passengers for a burial ceremony, instead of being used for the purpose they were meant for, so have they perrsonalised and privatised the nigerian army too?

I can understand owoye azazi on the helicopter as a former chief of army staff but yakowa as wetin? i taught they as leadersof the niger delta should have fixed the roads so people can come from far and wide to come to bayelsa,how come were only talking abut the lives of yakowa and azazi are the other people less human?

samuelkaykay: Those who certified the plane worthy to fly after 15 trips should be jailed.

samuelkaykay: Those who certified the plane worthy to fly after 15 trips should be jailed.

iamtheprincipal:

@banki, I can see you are very naive on the nature of Bayelsa State's terrain. The hometown of the President's Aid; Mr. Oronto Douglas, Okoroba which is situated in Brass Local Government Area of the State is unaccessible by road. The only means of accessing this Local Government is either via the air or the sea as Brass Local Government borders the Atlantic Ocean.
In this part of the world, there exist some parity on the mobility status of individuals as you can find Senators, House of Representative's Members, Governors, et al walking on the streets or better still ridding on motorcycles as that is the best means of mobility on land. Except, on the sea where they ride their privately owned speed boats or in the air where their chopper's use comes very handy.
I served in Bayelsa and as such, I'm conversant with the terrain.

Reference:

Not right. That helo is a workhorse. It is designed for the endurance flights required in search and resque ops. Certain models can refuel in-flight to keep them airborne all day long. And take-off/landing cycles do not apply to rotary wings as such.

However if the machine is not well serviced or serviced at all, the best machine will burn.

liyalla: Nija and hi-handedness, shay as d d helicopta crash,the other dignitrys follow d peaceful water ways? How can one helicopta go on 15 trips with out pause and U tell us it still had 80hours more to fly b4 mentainance...God see us through.

Jakumo:

Most likely the helicopter was ferrying those passengers to the nearest airport, located probably under 20 minutes flying time away from the point of departure.

Yes sir indeed, this bird can take off and land 15 times in a row without a "rest". Those turbine engines are more than up to the task, and the Augusta 109 is second only to the Westland Lynx, when it comes to helicopter fast flight capability.