Posted on 01/27/2020 8:02:45 AM PST by C19fan
Pilot error
Some on the ground have reported the chopper’s engine sounded like sputtering just before the crash. Could the southward turn have somehow caused a loss of engine power?
But not flying IFR according to ATC. This is why he was trying to find ground landmarks.
RBG
Mr. Peanut
Maybe. Usually they are in close proximity in time.
And Arkancide doesn’t count. It is in a league of it’s own.
So, Mr. Peanut, Kobe Bryant and next RBG?
Theres a cell phone video of the seconds before impact. Total control loss like tail rotor gone or some equivalent mechanical failure.
Mr. Peanut will be back in a few weeks.
I have acquaintances who live within 5 miles of that area. You are correct. There was thick fog during that morning and they told us this breakfast here at universal.
It was not fog but a hazy darkness for VFR in JFK, Jr’s crash. He wanted to arrive before sunset but he departed the airport later than he originally planned which was an error in judgement to proceed.
Because the pilot was only VFR rated (visual flight rules) and tried to stay below the cloud cover in rugged terrain. As mentioned above that is called scud running. Dangerous as hell.
Well, officially Mr. Peanut is not dead yet.
He is scheduled to die in on Super Bowl sunday in the commercial.
News Chopper pilot on KFI Yesterday.
Kobe’s chopper circled the zoo under dire4ctiong of controllers at Burbank while tow flights landed. The controllers have the say when you are in or near the flight pattern for their airport and planes taking off o landing.
When the flights landed, the controller gave clearance to cross into the San Fernando Valley through space in the flight pattern for Burbank.
After that it was the responsibility of the pilot to fly or not fly in accordance with what he faced regarding fog and visibility. It is not the controllers responsibility to follow the chopper out of their space and tell the pilot whether he can see well enough or not.
Calabasses and the west Valley are out of Burbank control and not in the patterns for LAX.
Totally false. An aircraft that was certified for IFR and had a pilot flying under an IFR flight plan would not have had a problem. Size is not the issue. This most likely was a case of a pilot in over his head in weather conditions he should not have been flying in because in all likelihood he and/or the aircraft was not instrument rated.
Hillary and Bayrack?
Both engines are required for proper operation. Loss of one engine may allow continued flight at the initial altitude, especially with more than 60 knot forward speed. Gives more options than auto-rotation to pick a spot to settle—unlikely enough power to achieve a hover except in ground-effect.
Once upon a time caught rides with the Fort Rucker graduates plying their skills over the GOM.
And then after the “outrage”, they’ll bring him back.
The ADSB data from flight tracker seems to indicate that the pilot tried to climb out of the fog, but then perhaps lost control and crashed.
You can look at the flight data here
It is a very sad situation.
Isn’t 9 passengers (8 plus the pilot) on a helicopter rather high? I don’t know about the particular make and model Bryant was on.
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