#4506679 - 02/08/20 05:18 PM
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
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No evidence of engine trouble .....
Nixer ........ "Yep, pilot error with extenuating weather thrown in AGAIN...and again...and again... Somebody was in a hurry"
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#4506687 - 02/08/20 06:12 PM
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
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In my opinion it was quite possibly a case of "If you don't get us there I'll have you fired" type of situation.
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That is my take on it as well, Andy. Purely speculation of course, but if everyone else was grounded, and he chose to fly VFR...
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#4506690 - 02/08/20 06:36 PM
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
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It’s more than just having an IFR rating. You must be current which means having performed it in a recent timeframe.
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#4506696 - 02/08/20 07:33 PM
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
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No evidence of engine trouble .....
Nixer ........ "Yep, pilot error with extenuating weather thrown in AGAIN...and again...and again... Somebody was in a hurry" I was just echoing OG on the pilot error aspect of it. The fog... well that is just a no-fly decision that wasn't made I guess.
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#4506707 - 02/08/20 09:13 PM
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
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It wasn’t the fog, it was overcast/low ceilings. He could see the ground and was following roads. It was climbing up into the clouds that put him in IMC conditions.
There was fog around, but it wasn’t the weather issue in this crash.
But once people hear “fog” that seems to stick in every bodies head.
I flew with EAA Young Eagles program today. Made three flights taking 7 teenagers for their first flight. Of course the Kobe Bryant crash was a topic of discussion. Two of the mothers were a bit spooked and almost cancelled coming with their kids. Fortunately we had perfect flying weather. Fort McDill had some of their soldiers making their jump requirements so everyone got to see a military airplane and paratroopers. It was a Hollywood jump.
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#4506709 - 02/08/20 09:19 PM
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
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He took off in Orange County, not near the crash site. I think they said the weather at the time was clear, hence the VFR flight plan and the switch to Special VFR near Burbank (I think). It got nasty where he was headed while he was in the air.
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#4508226 - 02/24/20 02:06 AM
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
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#4508232 - 02/24/20 05:13 AM
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
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There are many reasons beside this one event that make me glad I dont live in downtown LA.
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#4508374 - 02/25/20 05:15 AM
Re: Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
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