Kobe Bryant dead in Helicopter crash

[GoPanthers123]

Awful. How the hell does that happen in this day and age?  Flying is like driving without any traffic on the road. 

[LegioX]

"When it struck the ground, the helicopter was flying at about 184 mph and descending at a rate of more than 4000 feet per minute, the data showed."

Sounds like the helicopter had an auto rotation issue. Which i explained early.

[electro's horse]

2 hours ago, GoPanthers123 said:

Awful. How the hell does that happen in this day and age?  Flying is like driving without any traffic on the road. 

don't get on helicopters

[LegioX]

2 hours ago, GoPanthers123 said:

Awful. How the hell does that happen in this day and age?  Flying is like driving without any traffic on the road. 

sorry, you are wrong. Flying is one of the hardest skills to master. 

[GoPanthers123]

43 minutes ago, LegioX said:

sorry, you are wrong. Flying is one of the hardest skills to master. 

I didn’t say it wasn’t.   It’s that highways are far more dangerous than air ways due to the traffic.

[uncfan888]

7 hours ago, AggieLean said:

All I’ve been thinking about is my daughter. Man, this one hit hard

Same with me. I've got a stepson and a baby on the way. Couldn't imagine losing them or leaving them behind

[uncfan888]

37 minutes ago, GoPanthers123 said:

I didn’t say it wasn’t.   It’s that highways are far more dangerous than air ways due to the traffic.

Planes maybe. Helicopters are dangerous. 

[1of10Charnatives]

1 minute ago, uncfan888 said:

Planes maybe. Helicopters are dangerous. 

Even with planes, the big ones are super safe, overengineered to heck by the sort of people who put men in space and build spy planes that can take pictures of the ground while flying mach 17 at 40k feet. Small planes not so much, they crash too, probably owing as much to gap in operator experience as engineering. But yeah, you would be hard pressed to get me on a helicopter without some highly pressing need.

[uncfan888]

1 minute ago, 1of10Charnatives said:

Even with planes, the big ones are super safe, overengineered to heck by the sort of people who put men in space and build spy planes that can take pictures of the ground while flying mach 17 at 40k feet. Small planes not so much, they crash too, probably owing as much to gap in operator experience as engineering. But yeah, you would be hard pressed to get me on a helicopter without some highly pressing need.

Yeah, it seems like all you hear is small planes and helicopters crashing. No thanks 

[billionairemonk]

12 hours ago, electro's horse said:

i can't believe that kobe passed

too soon

 

 

death is a part of life.  RIP Kobe

[billionairemonk]

7 minutes ago, 1of10Charnatives said:

flying mach 17 at 40k feet.

physics be damned

the SR-71 was Mach 3+ at 80,000 ft

i understand that you were most likely using hyperbole to make a point, but in case you weren't I had to post because the facts are still very impressive.  enjoy your day good sir.

[LegioX]

19 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

Yeah, it seems like all you hear is small planes and helicopters crashing. No thanks 

And over half of all air related crashes are pilot error. 
 

1. taking off over max weight

2. taking off in weather not suited for flying for that particular aircraft

3. flying outside ones experience.

4. Not checking or keeping up with mechanical issues.

remember in the aviation world the PIC or pilot in command is the sole person responsible for The aircraft. He makes the go or no go decision.

[RJK]

RIP to the goat. I wasn’t a laker fan, or even a basketball fan. I was a Kobe Bryant fan #mambamentality

[1of10Charnatives]

47 minutes ago, billionairemonk said:

physics be damned

the SR-71 was Mach 3+ at 80,000 ft

i understand that you were most likely using hyperbole to make a point, but in case you weren't I had to post because the facts are still very impressive.  enjoy your day good sir.

yeah on top of being a big hyperbole offender, I have only a passing notion that commercial planes fly at about 30k and the blackbird would have flown a lot higher, should have made it 200k ft. just to be clear.

Although at least it wasn't going at R-17.

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