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Kobe Bryant helicopter accident flight path re-creation

Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:00 am
Posted by Geekboy
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Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:00 am
Posted by rsbd
banks of the Mississippi
Member since Jan 2007
23445 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:05 am to
Is there anywhere you can go and still not hear about this everyday??
Posted by FightinTiga
Pumpkin Center
Member since Feb 2009
20745 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:07 am to
Nope and Im quite sure you know why
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
46724 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:09 am to
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Is there anywhere you can go and still not hear about this everyday??


Baw. If we go through it 1,000 times from every conceivable direction, while doing 350 computer recreations, and talking about it non-stop on every news and gossip show, it will surely bring him back to life.

Let Kobe live.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
59215 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:12 am to
damn, kobe died??
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68541 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:13 am to
I have a question that may or may not be stupid; once it became impossible to navigate visually, couldn't the chopper pilot ask for clearance to say 3,000 feet so he would be visible on radar (and maybe above the fog/cloud cover) and have the controller guide him to a safe place?
Posted by Rocket Surgeon
Member since Jan 2020
696 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:15 am to

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Wolficorn
1 day ago
Many people are asking about the loss of altitude at the end of the video. First, it's important to remember that this is based on preliminary data. Second, NOBODY knows why at this point. That is certainly one of the main things the NTSB investigation will explore
Posted by bigberg2000
houston, from chalmette
Member since Sep 2005
70727 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:19 am to
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Nope and Im quite sure you know why


Please enlighten us.
Posted by MickeyLikesDags21
Member since Apr 2019
6641 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:23 am to
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Nope and Im quite sure you know why


I sure don't.. Why?
Posted by 632627
LA
Member since Dec 2011
15019 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:23 am to
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Is there anywhere you can go and still not hear about this everyday??


Kobe certainly isn’t the biggest celebrity to die young, unexpectedly or tragically.

But in consideration of the continuing coverage, outpouring from random places (eg. Tribute billboard in New Mexico), and incredibly sad surrounding circumstances (eg. Daughter with him), this is arguably the biggest celebrity death of all time; at least in the United States.
Posted by jojothetireguy
Live out in Coconut Grove
Member since Jan 2009
10611 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:24 am to
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Nope and Im quite sure you know why


Interested to know why as well?
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
60425 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:26 am to
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Im quite sure you know why
because he’s a beloved celebrity who died tragically and unexpectedly? What are you getting at?
Posted by dirtsandwich
AL
Member since May 2016
6990 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:27 am to
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this is arguably the biggest celebrity death of all time; at least in the United States.

Recency bias working overtime.
Posted by Hogwarts
Arkansas, USA
Member since Sep 2015
18368 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:29 am to
Seems strange that the last communication was from the tower and no response from the helicopter like engine trouble or anything. Makes you wonder if the pilot had a medical condition that prevented him from communcation at the end.
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
53509 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:30 am to
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this is arguably the biggest celebrity death of all time; at least in the United States.


Posted by 632627
LA
Member since Dec 2011
15019 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:35 am to
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Recency bias working overtime


Not really.

The continued questions of why did the helicopter crash, and the tragedy of him dying with his daughter make the story a lot bigger than had Kobe died by himself via drug overdose or complications like most other celebs.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
24162 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:35 am to
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Seems strange that the last communication was from the tower and no response from the helicopter like engine trouble or anything. Makes you wonder if the pilot had a medical condition that prevented him from communcation at the end.


They were losing communication because the Helicopter was flying low in a mountain/ hilly area. This was actually discussed on the radio between the tower and pilot.
Posted by georgia
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Member since Jan 2007
9221 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:35 am to
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this is arguably the biggest celebrity death of all time; at least in the United States.


are you 12? too young to remember the year-long circus of mourning that followed the Princess Di car crash?

The fact that it hasn't even been a week and people are asking to stop hearing about it already should tell you something.
Posted by 632627
LA
Member since Dec 2011
15019 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:39 am to
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are you 12? too young to remember the year-long circus of mourning that followed the Princess Di car crash?


That’s why I said United States.

The princess di tragedy is most similar to Kobe, and far bigger on a global scale. This is basically our princess di.
Posted by GreyWhiskers
St. Tammany
Member since Nov 2018
913 posts
Posted on 1/31/20 at 8:39 am to
Kobe wasn't alone on that helicopter, but I guess the eight other people don't count since they wasn't famous.
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