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re: Can someone explain the Kobe helicopter crash to me like I'm 5?
Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:15 pm to PrimeTime Money
Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:15 pm to PrimeTime Money
Hilly terrain and poor visibility, right?
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Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:19 pm to PrimeTime Money
quote:damn geology, you scary
How does a helicopter hit the ground by accident? It's flying in the air...
Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:24 pm to PrimeTime Money
Jesus you are dumb
Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:33 pm to QJenk
Outside of flying by instruments or not flying at all I have wondered what should have been cruising speed when it started to follow the 101 with the fog still causing visibility issues, clouds overhead, staying low to point that control (SoCal?) couldn't always follow due to higher terrain around it, and following a road that was curving through this higher terrain.
It seemed fast in general much less the other conditions going on. I am not a pilot, but maximum speed and fog on what basically became like a curvy road for it with the terrain doesn't make sense to me.
Has anyone reported on when game started? I still would think Kobe could just get them to delay start, but up to time of crash the flight had to have taken longer than planned with delay around zoo and also possibly the flying up and around Burbank & Van Nuys airports (not sure of original plan or times).
It seemed fast in general much less the other conditions going on. I am not a pilot, but maximum speed and fog on what basically became like a curvy road for it with the terrain doesn't make sense to me.
Has anyone reported on when game started? I still would think Kobe could just get them to delay start, but up to time of crash the flight had to have taken longer than planned with delay around zoo and also possibly the flying up and around Burbank & Van Nuys airports (not sure of original plan or times).
Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:34 pm to PrimeTime Money
Gravity is undefeated.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 2:44 pm to PrimeTime Money
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I'm aware this is probably a retarded question, but since I don't know anything about flying, I don't understand.
Some articles and YouTube and you'll know.
Search aviation acronyms and buy some aviators and boom, you got it!
Posted on 1/30/20 at 3:04 pm to PrimeTime Money
I thought People said it fell out of the sky.
If you’re falling you’re gonna kit the ground whatever the elevation.
If you’re falling you’re gonna kit the ground whatever the elevation.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 3:07 pm to PrimeTime Money
Posted on 1/30/20 at 3:08 pm to PrimeTime Money
quote:Well, no one knows yet with this particular accident. 2 popular theories are 1) heavy fog caused the pilot to experience disorientation and he flew the helicopter into the ground thinking he was leveling off or climbing;
How does a helicopter hit the ground by accident?
2) the helicopter suffered a mechanical issue that cause it to crash.
This post was edited on 1/30/20 at 3:09 pm
Posted on 1/30/20 at 3:19 pm to PrimeTime Money
The helicopter he was in had an accident and he’s in heaven now.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 3:33 pm to PearlJam
He was turning because he was in the soup and had powered into the turn to avoid losing lift
He lost lift anyway and basically turned into the side of the hill
He lost lift anyway and basically turned into the side of the hill
This post was edited on 1/30/20 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 1/30/20 at 3:36 pm to Nonetheless
Fog limited visibility and apparently was bad enough to ground other small craft flights
It looks like it was ok from where they left but they ended up hitting that bad patch in that hilly area.
Pilot probably had no idea and couldn't see anything.
When you lose your orientation as a pilot, it's like flying blind.
A lot of times in those conditions, he was flying next to that major highway to help him know where he is at all times.
It looks like it was ok from where they left but they ended up hitting that bad patch in that hilly area.
Pilot probably had no idea and couldn't see anything.
When you lose your orientation as a pilot, it's like flying blind.
A lot of times in those conditions, he was flying next to that major highway to help him know where he is at all times.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 3:38 pm to PrimeTime Money
Seriously? Are you legit mentally handicapped or something or just trolling?
Posted on 1/30/20 at 3:50 pm to nicholastiger
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A lot of times in those conditions, he was flying next to that major highway to help him know where he is at all times.
This is the head scratcher on a lot of aviation forums. They were traveling along Hwy 101 at around 500 ft and could see the road. The clouds were 1300ft. they ascend into the clouds, basically do a u-turn, and then crash at 1100 ft going 170mph.
It seems if they kept following Hwy 101 at 500 ft, then they could’ve made it to the academy. Possibly pilot was wanting to get higher to be tracked and let ATC direct them. Who knows. The academy was west of Thousand Oaks right off 101.
YouTube Kobe simulated flight path
Posted on 1/30/20 at 3:59 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.
only poster who got 5 yr old requirement.
A-.
Missed one piece.
people who live there say they could hear a funny sound coming from the helicopter. Maybe something was broken. Maybe the engine. Maybe the part that spins the big blade on the roof.
We dont know. People are looking at all the parts to learn more.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 4:03 pm to CelticDog
the last radio contact told the pilot he was too low for them to help him, so that's probably why he got higher
he probably ascended and it was probably worse doing that and that's when he started flying blind
had he stayed low he probably could have been guided by the road to his destination
he probably ascended and it was probably worse doing that and that's when he started flying blind
had he stayed low he probably could have been guided by the road to his destination
Posted on 1/30/20 at 4:06 pm to CelticDog
[quote]Can someone explain the Kobe helicopter crash to me like I'm 5?[/quote
Helicopter without Terrain Avoidance System takes off in heavy fog.
Visually impaired pilot flies into terrain.
For those in the know...is an S-76 single pilot rated? I always thought that it was a 2 pilot operation.
Helicopter without Terrain Avoidance System takes off in heavy fog.
Visually impaired pilot flies into terrain.
For those in the know...is an S-76 single pilot rated? I always thought that it was a 2 pilot operation.
This post was edited on 1/30/20 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 1/30/20 at 4:33 pm to TH03
quote:I'm ignorant of the facts.
Seriously? Are you legit mentally handicapped or something or just trolling?
I could have kept it to myself, but I like to learn when I'm ignorant about something and was curious about exactly what happened.
But having said that, let's take a look at the brilliant posts you've made today in response to various people:
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Damn, still melting over me. Did I frick your wife or something?
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Sucks to suck
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Your dating life sounds miserable.
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You melt so easily, pansy.
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You get dumber by the post.
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I did the whole awkward jerk off in a doctor's office and leave your jizz container in the lockbox on the wall thing last year.
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I go down to the bottoms and find a crackhead. I let him sleep in my townhouse the entire month, and I sleep in his crack house.
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Fran is wife material, the rest are skanks. Give me Fran any day. Low-key huge tits too.
You sound like a real Rhodes Scholar.
Posted on 1/30/20 at 4:40 pm to PrimeTime Money
Posted on 1/30/20 at 4:48 pm to Ed Osteen
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elevation is known to change in mountainous regions
You threw the word "elevation" out like OP will know what that means.
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