RIP Kobe Bryant
 

Helicopter crash

R.I.P. Kobe
 

Wow.. He's was only 41. You just never know when it's your time..

Kobe Bryant, former NBA superstar, has died in a helicopter crash in California.

Five people were on the helicopter Bryant was aboard when it crashed near Calabasas, according to TMZ Sports. Vanessa Bryant, Bryant's wife, was reportedly not one of the five aboard the helicopter.

Very sad. R.I.P.

He was well liked in Newport Beach. I saw him a couple of times in the grocery store where I shopped. His copter went down near Calabasas. I had hoped none were his children. His wife was not onboard as I understand it. Looks like his 13 year old daughter was with him, going to basketball practice in TO. NBA star Kobe Bryant and daughter killed in helicopter crash | Daily Mail Online

Very sad. He was one of the greatest. RIP, Kobe.

As a die hard Celtics fan he was not one of my favorites as an athlete, but dam, basketball and life are two very different things all together. No one deserves to go that way, and the worst part is that his 13 year old daughter was with him. Very sad indeed. Tragic things like this makes one want to live every day to its fullest, cause you never know what's gonna happen tomorrow. YIP Kobe.

This morning's news report is that the helicopter flew into a mountain in dense fog. In this age of high tech there must have been a piece of equipment on board enabling them to safely fly in dense fog!

My thoughts go to his wife, I cannot imagine how I would have coped with the loss of both my husband and a child.

its a sad day for his family but, remembering ted kennedy as he eulogized bobby, 'my brother need not be idealized, or enlarged in death beyond what he was in life, no one is larger in death than in life.' compare w/ Report: Wife caught Kobe cheating | FOX Sports
hopefully bryant turned his life to the brighter side of the street
i understand he was a gifted b-ball player but we never knew the man - only his accomplishments on a tv screen

And yet you came to this thread to be sure to remind everyone of his marital issues complete with a link. Somehow I don't think his wife and family who were most impacted by those issues had those thoughts at the top of their concerns when they learned of Kobe's death. But you did. Thanks for the reminder.

He was a fine man, a human being. He suffered for his mistakes, apologized profusely while everyone watched.

He had not a mean bone in his body. He did for others, criticized very few, and sinceyou did not take the time before posting, please read a bit. He was a great family man.

Amen to that!

Mic drop! :boom:


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RIP Kobe
 

My friend Tony sent this letter to a local newspaper asking their readers if Kobe made any impact to their community. Here's the letter Tony sent...

This is how this person make an attempt to have Kobe as part of my community.

In 2015 or 2016, a letter was written in care of the team he was playing for stating that this person enjoyed his work, and if we wished to share some words on behalf of a person I knew at the time where this person was undergoing some dilemmas, many of these situations were not of its making. This letter then stated that if a reply can be sent within the next month or so, it would be appreciated.

A reply was never received. And since that he is now dead, a reply to this request is very unlikely.

Thank you.

What do you think...?

I think your post is thoughtless, pointless, and mean-spirited.

Mean spirited is an understatement...to simply attack another human being on a personal level without credence is the low of the low.....nothing lower to me.

Read below of SOME of his works to help others....ALL are legitimate and not a scam among them. HE made a difference,

How to honor Kobe Bryant's legacy through the charities he supported - CNN

Ditto! :ohdear:


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Where are these trolls coming from? If you didn't like the guy that's fine. But why the need to try to tear him down after he was just killed in a tragic accident? Are your lives really that devoid of sympathy or joy?

:agree: Live every day to it's fullest, because you never know what is going to happen tomorrow.

Rest in peace, Kobe.

If you're interested, here are the tapes to Kobe's flight which include the radar of just his flight and audio with ATC. They were N72EX a Sirkorsky S76B helicopter. They departed Santa Ana (John Wayne Airport) and were following the 101 and was getting flight following service from Burbank Tower and then Van Nuys Tower. Normal VFR (Visual Flight Rules) is 3 miles visibility and 500' feet below clouds, this helicopter was operating under special VFR, which meant he only needed to be clear of clouds and 1 miles visibility. I believe they gave him a restriction to maintain at or below 2500 because of airport traffic and I think he crashed at 2400'. It looks more and more like weather was the cause and a pilot encountering IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) conditions.

Helicopter Sikorsky crashes north of Los Angeles | Extreme Weather - YouTube

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If this short video of Kobe playing Moonlight Sonata on the piano doesn't bring you to tears, nothing will.

Watch Kobe Bryant Perform Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" | The Breakfast Club

from your mouth to God's ear,,, sincerely hope you're right
btw, 'been reported copter lacked cockpit voice recorder, black box, or collision warning system,,, odd considering basic $ + operating $
only know what's been reported

Kobe was great! Unfortunately there were, I think, 9 people killed in the crash. They were probable great also. RIP

Cockpit voice recorder is important when there are two pilots who are discussing their actions and what goes into their decision making. This flight was a single pilot, don't see how anything would be picked up. Especially since aboard a helicopter most communications are done by intercom because of the noise.

Collision Avoidance Systems (TCAS) helps pilot avoid mid-air collisions with other aircraft by receiving other aircraft transponder information in close proximity. It's not for avoiding the ground.

Black Box would be important if there was mechanical failure as the cause, which it doesn't appear to be. The one item that might of helped would of been a Terrain Warning Sytem. By using GPS it can plot an aircraft location and then also bounces a radar signal off the ground and can tell if an aircraft is on a potential course to hit the ground by giving a 10 second warning, cost would of been about $40,000.