- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Coaching Changes
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash
Posted on 1/26/20 at 11:43 pm to choppadocta
Posted on 1/26/20 at 11:43 pm to choppadocta
quote:
God doesn't think He's a fighter pilot.
he couldn't get through BFMs
some of my best memories form Desert storm are the radio calls from guys on the ground, anxious at first, then after the pass it's pure ecstasy "good shots, GOOD SHOTS!!! THANK YOU!!! PURE CARNAGE!!!" "THANK YOU ____ __!!"
2
Posted on 1/26/20 at 11:48 pm to 777Tiger
You flew mud hens? Because we know the C model had not a pound for air to ground. I'll stop busting on pilots now because I has mad respect you flew the rhino, my favorite aircraft. What did you fly C? D? E? Rf?
Posted on 1/26/20 at 11:50 pm to 777Tiger
It takes a certain mindset to do what needs to be done and taking comfort that you've done the right thing. It helps to hear it from the good guys.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 11:58 pm to 777Tiger
777 on here acting like a fricking clown again... no surprise.
Dude has seen and done it all, in his mind.
Dude has seen and done it all, in his mind.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 12:07 am to cubsfan5150
interesting how a thread about a basketball players tragic death turns into war stories
Posted on 1/27/20 at 12:36 am to GreatLakesTiger24
It’s the ot
Posted on 1/27/20 at 12:47 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Dude has done it all man... fricked every bitch and been to every country, while making nearly a mil a year... what can you say, he's the top dog
Posted on 1/27/20 at 1:13 am to cubsfan5150
Call me crazy but this flight was between his house and his gym, and the chopper was used 42 times since Jan 1. This was a regular path. If I drive a rode every day I know where stuff is, like where turns are. How does a pilot that flies this path routinely hit a hill/ mountain? What I don’t understand is they knew it was foggy/ cloudy, why not go to 5,000 ft or whatever is plenty safe and fly to training facility? Then when you are there over the building, very slowly hover to land? Or do whatever you need to in order to land safely?
It seems pretty basic to me? So was this a massive screw up like it seems or something I’m missing that just makes it a small but deadly screw up?
It seems pretty basic to me? So was this a massive screw up like it seems or something I’m missing that just makes it a small but deadly screw up?
Posted on 1/27/20 at 5:17 am to baldona
Maybe the pilot wasn’t trained to use instruments only and that’s why he was low following landmarks
Posted on 1/27/20 at 6:21 am to baldona
quote:
Call me crazy but this flight was between his house and his gym, and the chopper was used 42 times since Jan 1. This was a regular path. If I drive a rode every day I know where stuff is, like where turns are. How does a pilot that flies this path routinely hit a hill/ mountain? What I don’t understand is they knew it was foggy/ cloudy, why not go to 5,000 ft or whatever is plenty safe and fly to training facility? Then when you are there over the building, very slowly hover to land? Or do whatever you need to in order to land safely?
It seems pretty basic to me? So was this a massive screw up like it seems or something I’m missing that just makes it a small but deadly screw up?
I'm certainly not a pilot, but all of this. Sounds like maybe he was either flying from memory only, or was not following his instrumentation, or hotdogging for those onboard. Really sad if it turns out pilot stupidity was to blame.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 6:48 am to WaWaWeeWa
quote:
Maybe the pilot wasn’t trained to use instruments only and that’s why he was low following landmarks
Could be, but Kobe was worth $600 mil and again the chopper was used 42 times this month. That’s almost twice daily. Why would he not have a top pilot?
My helicopter pilot friend was saying they hate to go ifr and likely the landing pad would have required VFR to land but they were 18 miles away. Seems like they could have figured that out closer? I don’t know, just seems amiss that you’d hit a damn mountain on a routine flight path to a damn basketball practice.
This post was edited on 1/27/20 at 6:50 am
Posted on 1/27/20 at 6:55 am to htcthc321
Page 25 of 25
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News