Kobe uses a personal helicopter to travel from his home to Staples center every day

[QUOTE=ralph_i_el;14268755]I heard it was actually Iran, and the US government covered it up.[/QUOTE]

:lebronamazed:

Fvck.

I KNEW the Orange Man was Bad! :rant

[QUOTE=GOBB;14268797]Definitely. But this instance it was an avoidable mistake. I’m trying to understand how helicopters are dangerous. Being difficult to fly isn’t one. Less margin for error applies to private jets, planes and trains as well. None are dangerous. Helicopters may be scary given their size. But dangerous to fly? Not even close.

Kobe died to bad weather and human error[/QUOTE]

Airplanes are cruising at much higher altitudes and have auto pilot capabilities. If you lose visibility for awhile it’s manageable. In a helicopter cruising at much lower heights with no autopilot, if you lose visibility you die. Even if you don’t run into a mountain immediately, it becomes impossible to orient yourself with no visual point of reference and you will eventually end up flying out of control and crashing.

You are right it was an avoidable mistake though. The weather conditions were very uncertain and he should have turned around. His pilot was supposed to be the best of the best but he had a moment of bad judgement.

[QUOTE=warriorfan;14268877]Airplanes are cruising at much higher altitudes and have auto pilot capabilities. If you lose visibility for awhile it’s manageable. In a helicopter cruising at much lower heights with no autopilot, if you lose visibility you die. Even if you don’t run into a mountain immediately, it becomes impossible to orient yourself with no visual point of reference and you will eventually end up flying out of control and crashing.

You are right it was an avoidable mistake though. The weather conditions were very uncertain and he should have turned around. His pilot was supposed to be the best of the best but he had a moment of bad judgement.[/QUOTE]
Deadsticking a helicopter (losing power) is also much more dangerous than deadsticking an airplane. Airplanes create more lift with their wings vs rotors and can glide better.

[QUOTE=hiphopanonymous;14268878]Deadsticking a helicopter (losing power) is also much more dangerous than deadsticking an airplane. Airplanes create more lift with their wings vs rotors and can glide better.[/QUOTE]

What about longsticking?

I heard Lebron is good at that.

If ya know what I mean ;)

[QUOTE=warriorfan;14268877]Airplanes are cruising at much higher altitudes and have auto pilot capabilities. If you lose visibility for awhile it’s manageable. In a helicopter cruising at much lower heights with no autopilot, if you lose visibility you die. Even if you don’t run into a mountain immediately, it becomes impossible to orient yourself with no visual point of reference and you will eventually end up flying out of control and crashing.

You are right it was an avoidable mistake though. The weather conditions were very uncertain and he should have turned around. His pilot was supposed to be the best of the best but he had a moment of bad judgement.[/QUOTE]

Which is why there are helicopters that are designed (like Kobe’s) to handle such things without you crashing. The pilot didn’t put it on auto pilot so it could navigate accurately in the fog.

[QUOTE=DoctorP;14268812]Retaliation for the murder of an Iranian war general. I gorgot his name vut Trump killed him in 2019[/QUOTE]

Bingo. Iran said there a was no equivalent hero to Solemiani to kill in America. Then Kobe dies. Q

[QUOTE=GOBB;14268881]Which is why there are helicopters that are designed (like Kobe’s) to handle such things without you crashing. The pilot didn’t put it on auto pilot so it could navigate accurately in the fog.[/QUOTE]

The pilot couldn’t turn on auto pilot. The helicopter had none. There is flying by VFR and IFR. IFR is flying by instrument flight rules. VFR is visual flight rules. Kobe’s helicopter was only licensed for VFR. I believe the advantage with VFR is you don’t have to be in constant communication with ground control while they plot out your flight plan and track you through it like with IFR. With VFR you are free to fly wherever you want pretty much but are responsible for your own safety. It’s faster and more convenient but more dangerous. 99.9% of the time it would have been no problem. The weather was very unusual that day. Most of California was hit with a very low and thick fog that is usually never seen.

If it was 10 years to the day this thread would of actually went viral outside of ish.

[QUOTE=warriorfan;14268886]The pilot couldn’t turn on auto pilot. The helicopter had none. There is flying by VFR and IFR. IFR is flying by instrument flight rules. VFR is visual flight rules. Kobe’s helicopter was only licensed for VFR. I believe the advantage with VFR is you don’t have to be in constant communication with ground control while they plot out your flight plan and track you through it like with IFR. With VFR you are free to fly wherever you want pretty much but are responsible for your own safety. It’s faster and more convenient but more dangerous. 99.9% of the time it would have been no problem. The weather was very unusual that day. Most of California was hit with a very low and thick fog that is usually never seen.[/QUOTE]

They shouldn’t have flown. And when they did and conditions were bad should have landed the helicopter. Flying in that kind of weather is dangerous. Not so much the helicopter itself. You are right it didn’t have that terrain equipment. Thought it did. I believe emergency personnel grounded their flights that morning

[QUOTE=ralph_i_el;14268883]Bingo. Iran said there a was no equivalent hero to Solemiani to kill in America. Then Kobe dies. Q[/QUOTE]

yeah so you can blame Kobes death on Trump if you like.

[QUOTE=light;14268675]Celebrities fly in helicopters all the time and we never hear about them dying in a helicopter crash. In fact it's so rare that Kobe is the only celebrity that I know of who has died in a helicopter crash.[/QUOTE]
Colin mcrae isn't familiar to you, lord voldemort? Lmao.

[QUOTE=Axe;14269061]Colin mcrae isn't familiar to you, lord voldemort? Lmao.[/QUOTE]


Or Stevie Ray Vaughan :cry:

(Not taking a position on chopper safety here, just shouting out SRV)

[QUOTE=FultzNationRISE;14269063]Or Stevie Ray Vaughan :cry:

(Not taking a position on chopper safety here, just shouting out SRV)[/QUOTE]
And many more. But what sucks about these choppers is that not all of them are required to have black boxes that contain both fdr and cvr.

Should be mandatory even for older models so they will be useful during investigations, in case future accidents involving choppers occur.

[QUOTE=light;14268675]Celebrities fly in helicopters all the time and we never hear about them dying in a helicopter crash. In fact it's so rare that Kobe is the only celebrity that I know of who has died in a helicopter crash.[/QUOTE]

Did you hear about the French billionaire named Dassault who just died a few days ago?

:(

[QUOTE=LAmbruh;14303342]:([/QUOTE]
Cmon man. Don’t troll about this that’s ****ed

[QUOTE=RRR3;14303347]Cmon man. Don’t troll about this that’s ****ed[/QUOTE]


you see me playing captain buzzkill in your gastrick fartpass kys megathreads? :kobe: tread lightly with that dr phil skit cuh, idgaf if your xanny and box wine just kicked in dem cheeks can get clapped.

[QUOTE=LAmbruh;14303356]you see me playing captain buzzkill in your gastrick fartpass kys megathreads? :kobe: tread lightly with that dr phil skit cuh, idgaf if your xanny and box wine just kicked in dem cheeks can get clapped.[/QUOTE]
Patrick is a Nazi he deserves it, bro. I don’t tell him to kill himself I said I wouldn’t care if he died :lol

you 2 both are way out of control calm tf down srsly

[QUOTE=Kiddlovesnets;14268609]Helicopters are dangerous and theres no chance of survival if crashed. Kobe shouldnt have done this, he was putting his own life in danger.[/QUOTE]

Are you afraid of your own shadow? P*ssy.