Crash-tragedy chopper hard to fly, pilot tells probe

MRH-90 Taipans are complex craft and require a lot of maintenance, an army inquiry has been told. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

An army helicopter involved in a fatal crash during a training exercise was difficult to fly unless you had a lot of experience with the machine, an inquiry has been told.

Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell Nugent, Warrant Officer Class Two Joseph Laycock and Corporal Alexander Naggs were killed when their MRH-90 Taipan plunged into the sea off Lindeman Island in Queensland on July 28, 2023 during a military training exercise.