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Old 18th Jan 2015, 06:30
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You all talk. If you had some guts, you would not have to file your misery here, stand up to beieng used. Even in Africa. Talk, no action, rumours only. What a bunch of .....
Says someone who clearly hasn't been to Nigeria and had to deal with the nonsense that goes on there.
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Old 18th Jan 2015, 14:03
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Not been there?

Twelve years, some good ones , some not so good!
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Old 19th Jan 2015, 04:30
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News of BS

Hi Guys,

would anybody have news of BS?
I have heard that he had been hospitalized. Any info would be appreciated.
All the best for you guys in Nigeria for 2015
Cheers,
Nomodakine (gone 18 months ago already ;-)
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Old 20th Jan 2015, 03:21
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BS Update

Nomodakine,

I have just spent a very pleasant weekend with BS, NC and JD in County Durham.

BS had a cancer scare which culminated in the removal of one of his kidneys, but he is now all clear and exactly the same as he always was, still walking for England every day, exercising as much as a man half his age.

So all good.

Cheers,

NEO
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Excellent News.

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Old 25th Jan 2015, 08:38
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BS now safe

Hi NEO,

I knew you were the best person to talk to regarding BS.

Tks for the excellent news :-) , I am sure he is missed by all in Nigeria.

Be safe out there.

Cheers,

Nomodakine
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Old 28th Jan 2015, 19:57
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Some inevitable arse covering here: Nigerian rotary capability challenged by Boko Haram threat

The Nigerian air force has described how its limited rotary capability has proven detrimental in its fight against Boko Haram insurgents that have been advancing throughout the country.

The force has operated Mil Mi-24V and Mi-35P attack helicopters since 2000, but increased terrorist activity in recent years has demonstrated the limited capability of the aircraft, AVM AA Zannah, chief of policy and plans for the nation’s air force, told the Defence IQ International Military Helicopter conference in London on 21 January.

“Our modest efforts against terrorism and counter-insurgency have their challenges,” Zannah says of Nigeria’s self-named Operation Restore Order/Zaman Lafiya. “Our problems have been multiplied. For various reasons we had to deploy to lots of different places. It remained practically impossible to deploy to all.”

The air force’s rotorcraft are largely based in the south of the country, but militants advancing from Chad to the east and north of Nigeria pose a problem due to the logistical burden of transporting the helicopters to these areas.

The air force is in the process of establishing six forward operating bases near the conflicted areas, so rotorcraft are more readily available to deal with any situations and “can respond slightly faster”.

Nigeria also operates AgustaWestland’s AW109 utility helicopter – which the air force plans to weaponise and fit with cameras – although Zannah claims that in the current political climate, it has “an inadequate” number of helicopters.

Mil’s Mi-17 transport helicopter is also in service, but the air force is looking to acquire a number of upgraded Mi-171SH variants – although Zannah did not go into detail about the number the air force has in mind.

“Most of our aircraft were acquired in a basic configuration, which is a real problem for us” Zannah says.

He adds that when the air force only had to deal with “stone-throwing criminals”, a simple fly-by was enough to control the situation. However, Boko Haram has rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons that can impact the survivability of an aircraft.

A lack of spares is also a challenge, and potential obsolescence a concern, so the air force occasionally relies on moving parts from one aircraft to another.

An increasing number of operations has also put pressure on personnel: “Manpower is an issue – when we had fewer tasks to accomplish we had enough,” Zannah says.

The air force lost two Mi-24 “Hind” helicopters and four crew members in recent years due to incidents on board – such as fire – that the crew were not able to deal with. Zannah adds that crew spend too much time “trying to stay alive” when carrying out operations due to the basic configuration of the rotorcraft, which “affects mission accomplishment”.

The Nigerian air force previously attempted to acquire the Bell Helicopter AH-1 Cobra through an undisclosed Israeli company, but the purchase was vetoed.

“For us the retention of a formidable helicopter force is no longer a debate,” Zannah says. “Terrorism may be with us for the next year, or even beyond.

“We’re doing our best and we have our challenges, but if we don’t nip this [insurgency] in the bud it will spill over.”
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Old 29th Jan 2015, 06:39
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Wahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha all these bud nips... This article would boil down into three words..."We are screwed"
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Old 29th Jan 2015, 10:43
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The Nigerian Air Force has never covered itself in glory. When ferrying the first of the Hinds to the NAF Base in Port Harcourt they managed to write one off by taxying it into a storm drain in Osubi. They're quite good at crashing them anyway, the same as they were with their Bolkow 105s. They're also good at running out of fuel in A109s or flying them into the ground in bad weather
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Old 29th Jan 2015, 11:56
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...managed to write one off by taxying it into a storm drain in Osubi
One could be pedantic and say that taxying into the storm drain didn't write it off - it was the bodged attempt to get out again that did the damage (dynamic rollover).
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Old 29th Jan 2015, 19:00
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pieces everywhere

Pieces went flying everywhere, even landed on the parking lot in front of the tower & terminal buildings.
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Old 2nd Feb 2015, 00:40
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Unhappy Serious Embarrassment

We subsequently hired the pilot. Nice guy. He left and is a politician somewhere in the North I think. He took a bullet in the infamous bus incident.

Not all incompetence, a fair helping of bad luck in the initial straying followed by panic (I suspect) in the failed attempt to recover it. After all, he was taxiing in front of the entire military High Command

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The Scottish Dwarf!

I had been having speaks with the Scottish Dwarf about two weeks before that incident, about the unwisdom of having two big, open holes between the runway and the apron.

He drew himself up to his full height, about even with my belt buckle, and told me that they had painted lines left and right, dull yellow in color, for Drivers, Airframe, the guidance thereof, clearly directing them around the two big, open holes, so that nothing could possibly go wrong.

I cited Murphy's Law and suggested that, at least, they should put up some sort of marker boards to cue strangers to Osubi not to take what looked like an obvious shortcut.

Then I told him that in heavy rain those yellow lines and even marker boards might go unseen, so that the safest course should be to cover the holes.

Well, if I knew anything, anything at all, then I would be working for Shell for the big bucks, not working for Bristow as a Driver, Airframe, and that settled that. I was sent on my way.

I think it was about two weeks later that all hell broke loose when that Hind did its thing. It's typical Nigerian luck that nobody was sliced in two when that blade landed out in the parking lot, clear on the other side of the terminal.

Never mind, afterwards they did cover the holes.
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Old 2nd Feb 2015, 17:03
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^^
I love this country.
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Old 2nd Feb 2015, 21:15
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Well said, NEO

Know the pilot in question, he never told me the story himself, take he could not take all the **** from "better" collegues.
However, we could all end up in a situation like that. And, as commented, a very nice chap.
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Old 5th Feb 2015, 04:39
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Hi everyone,


Sorry to push into your conversation. Just hoping for some advice/info


I'm a black south African looking for flight attendant job...how is Nigeria? and do you know of any agencies/private jet companies that I can get hold of?


Thanks in advance
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Not that I want to dash your hopes...but if you read this thread thoroughly then you will figure that Nigeria is a literal mine field. Why do you want to work there? Your location says "Dubai". What's wrong with Dubai? Just sayin'...
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Old 5th Feb 2015, 09:20
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hostessmostess,

I don't know of anybody hiring, but we have a large FBO in Lagos called EAN and they sell and lease quite a number of VIP jets, so they may know of somebody looking for a hostess.

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Old 5th Feb 2015, 10:56
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@Tokunbo




thanks ...will def enquire!
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unfortunately they are looking for a certain "type" when it comes to the private sector here in the middle wast. I'll keep trying but I really wouldn't mind Nigeria (I might be naïve in saying that)...
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