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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry to interrupt with helicopter stuff but this podcast interview is fascinating:

Legendary LA Helicopter Pilot Zoey Tur on Kobe Bryant's Final Flight
https://www.siriusxm.com/clips/clip/a9914a41-78d6-4402-8150-b8f14a44945b/8d2d5a4d-139b-4628-9ebf-baa173d32c7d[/quote]

Can you do a summary for those of us without sirius xm?[/quote]

Pilot is the one who flew the footer of OJ as he drove down the highway in the Bronco. 
About Kobe’s pilot: crash was due to pilot error, inadvertent VFR instrument conditions. Bad weather + firey crash = indicates speeding [upward] helicopter as it crashed down into the [hidden] hillside. [/quote]

Yes the pilot was flying under visual flight rules, and due to low clouds, he went into the cloud.  Then, he most likely got disoriented, flipped the helicopter almost upside down, and it flew directly into the ground.  :(

It’s very easy to lose control of a helicopter when flying into a cloud, even for experienced pilots.  [b]He probably was feeling pressure to get to destination and took a few more risks than necessary.

[/b]Inadvertently losing visual touch with the horizon can be very dangerous in a helo unless the pilot has VERY intensely trained on IIFR scenarios.[/quote]

This.  I liked Kobe.  He was a nice guy, with lots of charm, but this idolatry is getting old.  Who was applying the pressure to keep going?  Most likely Kobe.  Kobe had several opportunities to make a safer albeit longer duration choice but instead insisted on taking the helicopter.  The cause of death for Kobe should be listed as "hubris."  [/quote]

People can feel pressure without anyone consciously exerting pressure.  The pilot may have decided himself that it was very important to get Kobe to his destination.  Kobe could’ve been chill about the situation.  We don’t know though.[/quote]

Possible but not probable.  The employer certainly had the ability to tell the employee, no, we'll drive today.  If you have to go back to Air Traffic Control for a second attempt to get clearance, it is a strong indicator that you shouldn't be flying that day.[/quote]

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