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Can someone explain the Kobe helicopter crash to me like I'm 5?
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:37 pm
My question is basically why was he flying so low?
I understand he hit a mountain and mountains are not flat, obviously.
I’m sure the pilot knew there are mountains around, and they’re not exactly Mount Everest. Surely he knows the elevation in the area. Surely he has gauges telling him the elevation he’s at.
He didn’t even hit near the top. He hit low on the mountain.
My question is, how does that happen? Why fly so low? Particularly if you are in thick fog and can’t see where you’re going, then why fly so low?
I understand he hit a mountain and mountains are not flat, obviously.
I’m sure the pilot knew there are mountains around, and they’re not exactly Mount Everest. Surely he knows the elevation in the area. Surely he has gauges telling him the elevation he’s at.
He didn’t even hit near the top. He hit low on the mountain.
My question is, how does that happen? Why fly so low? Particularly if you are in thick fog and can’t see where you’re going, then why fly so low?
This post was edited on 1/30/20 at 7:39 pm
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Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:39 pm to PrimeTime Money
The ground was a hill.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:39 pm to PrimeTime Money
The air became the side of a mini mountain
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:41 pm to PrimeTime Money
elevation is known to change in mountainous regions
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:41 pm to LNCHBOX
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The ground was a hill.
But its seems like it was struggling before that, no?
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:41 pm to LNCHBOX
quote:Yeah, but we're not talking mount Everest here. It wasn't more than a hill.
The ground was a hill.
How low was he flying and why?
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:42 pm to PrimeTime Money
It crashed. They died
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:42 pm to PrimeTime Money
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like I'm 5?
kobe is with god now. it was his time to go to the kingdom the sky.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:43 pm to PrimeTime Money
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This post was edited on 8/8/20 at 8:49 am
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:43 pm to PrimeTime Money
the fog was likely disorientating and the pilot didn't realize how close they were to hitting the ground
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:44 pm to TexasTiger39
Look how low down the hill it hit.
That is absurdly low.
That is absurdly low.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:44 pm to PrimeTime Money
One thing ive been wondering about it was why was the copter traveling so fast. From what ive the copter crashed at 200 mph in the mountain.
If fog is so heavy and visibility is so low, why not slow tf down until you can see like you do as if you are driving in a car.
Is it possible for a helicopter to go slow? Do they have different gears? I know extremely little about flying so that is a honest question
If fog is so heavy and visibility is so low, why not slow tf down until you can see like you do as if you are driving in a car.
Is it possible for a helicopter to go slow? Do they have different gears? I know extremely little about flying so that is a honest question
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:50 pm to QJenk
I thought that was what happened too. But I heard the helicopter went straight down and to the left before impact
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:50 pm to QJenk
quote:They can hover in place. Of course they can go slow, as long as the blades are still spinning fast enough to give them enough lift to maintain altitude.
Is it possible for a helicopter to go slow?
Posted on 1/30/20 at 1:57 pm to PrimeTime Money
They flew low with poor visibility. The change in ground elevation snuck up on the pilot and they hit the hill with a high rate of speed. My pilot friend seems to think this was very avoidable, but also a few other helis were grounded that day
Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:09 pm to PrimeTime Money
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Can someone explain the Kobe helicopter crash to me like I'm 5?
Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:10 pm to PrimeTime Money
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Look how low down the hill it hit.
That is absurdly low.
Perspective. It was 1,085 ft.
For some reason, the helicopter was also descending fairly rapidly it seems.
This post was edited on 1/30/20 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:12 pm to TexasTiger39
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Helicopter takes off from ground.
Helicopter fly forward.
Ground elevation increases to height greater than Helicopter.
Helicopter doesn't see the ground elevation increase because of fog.
Helicopter fly into ground and go BOOM.
Okay, explain it to me like I'm 3.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:13 pm to PrimeTime Money
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Look how low down the hill it hit.
That is absurdly low.
Yep, very crazy. Definitely mountains, not hills but this is approximately where they crashed when you look behind "Las Virgenes Municipal Water District" on Google Maps.
Crash appears to be just lower than the trail, path, dirt road or whatever it is.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:14 pm to PrimeTime Money
When you're flying in fog apparently it's very easy to lose perception on where you are relative to the surrounding environment. It's called spatial disorientation and kills pilots every year.
This post was edited on 1/30/20 at 2:18 pm
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