Sikorsky S-76B - Startup and Takeoff

[@BattleBornG]

Rest In Peace Kobe Bryant Rest In Peace Gianna Bryant Rest In Peace Alyssa Altobelli Rest In Peace John Altobelli Rest In Peace Kerry Altobelli Rest in Peace Christina Mauser Rest in Peace Sarah Chester Rest in Peace Payton Chester Rest in Peace Ara Zobayan

[@guymerritt4860]

Thanks you for reminding everyone that all lives are equally precious.

[@markkulyas2418]

Let this be a lesson to everyone, don't trust your life with people that have money and fame, these people usually are the most Reckless people out there. Just because you give a man millions to dribble a basketball does not mean that the pilot he has hired is a responsible person, don't be Starstruck and let that Jade your common sense. This should also be a lesson learning that the media in this country thinks your life is so insignificant and the only person worth mentioning is their so-called star or Hollywood's figure. I hope these families sue the crap out of Kobe Bryant's family, this fool got all those innocent people killed.

[@guymerritt4860]

@@markkulyas2418 I hate to say it, but I think this is an instance where money and fame blurred the judgement of a very experienced pilot.....and they all died as a consequence. Time will tell, but it certainly appears to be pilot error. I understand where you're coming from...

[@Troyboy2121]

I hate to sound like Larry David but is there any other way to rest? This rest in peace stuff makes it sound like the dead is tossing and turning every five minutes.

[@Jwizzle45]

Biggie Rozay car accident would’ve not been a problem against fog buddy

[@carolinafoods9752]

The S-76 is a very safe helicopter! Don't let what happened with Kobe Bryant's crash scare you. The pilot made a bad decision to fly in IMC conditions not the helicopter! The helicopter only does what the pilot inputs. This was not mechanical error, this was a bad judgment call.

[@THEMANIFESTDIVA]

Carolina Foods well said Carolina!!! I pray that people don’t become irrational by the events that took place. It was the actual weather conditions that played an intricate part of the crash that killed the 9 passengers and a detrimental mistake of the pilot.... unfortunately

[@daniellemccarter5706]

That’s so sad he made that mistake too bad he wasn’t forced to stay down.

[@prosperityobinnakenneth1116]

Yes the NTSB said no mechanical error

[@carolinafoods9752]

@H Joseph, I totally disagree with your reply. Most helicopter flights are done in VFR flight conditions making them very safe aircraft. Lack of judgment with combination of IMC conditions makes for a dangerous flight. The Sikorsky S76 has been the leader in safety for a long time. Don't be so quick to judge an aircraft based on pilot error. The TAS system are still too this day optional.

[@CodyRedskin]

@@carolinafoods9752 Dumbarse demcrats lost again, when will they quit crying?, Trump cant be defeated, bwahahaha #Trump2020

[@arnenelson4495]

A helicopter got me to the trauma center quickly and was a beautiful sight to behold that day in 1992.

[@giovannihernandez9688]

Glad you're doing ok 👍🙏

[@sharipuckett4694]

I shouldn't ask what happened to you because it not any of my business. But glad to know that you're okay. Even though we've never met. I was life flighted by COX AIR CARE to Cox medical south in Springfield, Missouri from Monett, Missouri due to respiratory failure in 2015 at the age of 39. I'm now 45 and still alive.

[@funnynickline]

"Put some black box should be even though" very required🙏

[@alainconnelly8870]

I don't like choppers. They could have driven that day. Sunday morning traffic isn't that bad in LA. I live in San diego. I travel to LA TWICE A MONTH on Sunday mornings. I'm so sorry this happened.

[@juanmora9332]

Alain Connelly money money money if you got that you feel like nothing ever will happen to you

[@MrMlbfan6]

Juan Mora not really . The chopper was regularly lease by him and he needed to make multiple stops etc.

[@oscarfigueroa5744]

Death can't be cheated...As simple as that 'cause, nobody dies on the EVE..

[@woodrowwoody4463]

You can easily die in a car crash, if it is your time it doesn’t matter what you are riding in

[@deightons5641]

For sure, even before this tragedy, never felt safe in a chopper or twin engine Cessna, at least you have some chance in a Big Jet! very sad all the way around.

[@250rapid]

Great Helicopter!..Pilot error is what put this chopper down. High percentage of all aviation accidents is human error. Sad but true! 😢 RIP Kobe, Gianna, Altobelli and Chester family, coach Christina Mauser and pilot Ara Zobayan. 🙏💔🏀

[@250rapid]

@KeRon Tucker We'll probably be flying on those one in our next life, but again, there's is always the risk factor of computer malfunction🙄

[@Michael-bz2jh]

It’s going to be a CFIT crash

[@danlivni2097]

It wasn't Pilot error. This pilot was terrible. He should have went down slowly with the helicopter instead of going 185 miles an hour in a fog. Why the Pilot descended at that speed in a fog is crazy

[@tylerhaynes7812]

@@danlivni2097 where u getting your information from

[@danlivni2097]

@@tylerhaynes7812 It was all over the news how the pilot was descending down at a speed of 185 miles an hour in the fog. I heard a helicopter pilot say something this week which i think answers the main question. He thinks the pilot thought he was going up when he was going down in the fog. That's why he thought the pilot was descending so fast at 185 miles per hour. The Pilot was trying to go up, but didn't realize the helicopter was going down. The helicopter pilot said in a fog, you might not know if you're going up or down.

[@SouthernRailfan]

That is one sweet machine! I like the landing gear folds up and doors cover it.

[@Redman-hh9ic]

The choices we make..... damn this hurts.... R.I.P. to all 9 of the people in the Kobe Bryant helicopter accident.... This one gonna hurt for a long time... 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@ehnobody8653]

Shut the fuck up, lol

[@raganelle]

Once it lifted just a bit...I felt the same thing...it hurt!🙏🏿

[@Redman-hh9ic]

Chris Taylor = clown

[@Redman-hh9ic]

Terran M I’m not literally crying asshole

[@Redman-hh9ic]

Eh Nobody come make me...

[@guymerritt4860]

These are the Rolls Royces of helicopters - incredibly reliable and safe if you don't choose to fly by visual flight rules in mountain areas, at zero visbility. Very, very sad about Kobe. May ALL of those who lost their lives - including the pilot, who appears to have simply made a bad decision - rest in peace. It's so freaking sad. My heart goes out to the family members.

[@samarabass4629]

😊❤

[@markdwighttadina7655]

Damn!! It's yellow which is a Lakers color. RIP Kobe, his Daughter and 7 others.

[@cinderella23queen37]

Sure is.

[@cinderella23queen37]

@1Eluzai, I don't think I will ever understand this tragic situation, because it could have been avoided on all levels

[@cinderella23queen37]

@1Eluzai, Omg

[@cinderella23queen37]

@1Eluzai, This is wrong on so many levels

[@Jesus-do1wl]

The one Kobe was in was blue and white.

[@ArjyDuah]

RIP Kobe, Gigi and the 7 others who died in the fatal crash

[@simonpalfi8299]

Rest in peace Kobe :(

[@silverfox1546]

Pálfi Simon deep bro.

[@javacup912]

NIce video. They just barely got those steps retracted. Sometimes the rotorwash keeps them from retracting and burns their motors. Thanks for sharing.

[@kurtbradley8593]

One of the best helicopters in the world for sure I love the retractable landing gear and that 178 mile an hour speed marker doesn't hurt at all

[@michaelchamberlain1441]

RIP KOBE BRYANT

[@marshallallensmith]

Love the 76. Those powerplants are super tough and I have ran them full tilt for near whole flights and as soon as the FADEC kicks back in they still hum like it was nothing.

[@Ch2pilot1]

Marshall Smith™

[@Second.Nature.Lawn.Michigan]

That's awesome! Twin turbines?

[@CodyRedskin]

Awesome piece of flying technology!!!

[@Rasel_Bd]

kzbin.info/door/5NXhsDpTbfxFkP4b6Bwh7A

[@365safaris5]

came here after Kobe's SIKORSKY S-76B registration N72EX crash #RIPMAMBA

[@jasonthomas9364]

365Safaris good for you

[@K124B]

same.. RIP Mamba man smh

[@DJ_tripsy]

Same! It lead me here.. and can only imagine just before they departed 🥺

[@gerardov.9716]

Damn man, don't fly in fog!😔

[@Caleb_Mandrake872]

Fog was not the problem. The problem was flying visually instead of by the instruments when the weather created poor visibility. Helicopters can fly in fog & if pilots are rated to fly by instruments, they can too.

[@slyfox1983]

Caleb Mandrake that was the problem. It was foggy and he couldn’t see. What are you talking about? He’s not dissing the helicopter he’s talking about decision making. Furthermore the pilot and company was not allow to file a flight plan.

[@Jwizzle45]

Caleb Mandrake the helicopter didn’t have them instruments cuh

[@slyfox1983]

Chris Lopez no he’s not.

[@mr.george-pht]

I had a friend involved in a car/ semi truck accident during the fog one night. 3 people died. 4 cars and one semi truck involved. Ever since then, I respect the fog and park on until it’s gone.

[@HelicopterMayhem601]

Love this!! Sound is amazing!

[@arthurofmontecristo3183]

Thanks for your time in posting the video

[@onestepbeyond7240]

Last year that wealthy family and friends were killed when their personal copter ditched in the ocean . Flying is for the birds.

[@kens97sto171]

90 people a day die in car accidents just in the USA. You far more likely to die in your car on the way to the airport than in the aircraft. Private aircraft definitely have a worse safety record. But it's still higher than driving.

[@tonyd360]

People cite that nonsense all the time. You're much more likely to survive a car crash than an aircraft crash but nobody wants to acknowledge that.

[@marrson6249]

@@tonyd360 Also women are much more likely to survive a crash with their husband than a crash with a lion. Still much more women are dying because of a crash with their husband.

[@solomonpilot2510]

THAT IS WHAT MY MOTHER SAID GOD BLESS HER "FLYING IS 4 BIRDS "

[@onestepbeyond7240]

@@tonyd360 Right . # 1. There's way more vehicles than aircraft . #2. Aircraft usually transport more occupants. Take the Canary islands accident. How many people died? 583 !!!! Whens the last time a car accident involved that many ? I'll drive to wherever I wanna go.

[@HM-zy2sz]

I believe the 4 blades rotor system can do a loop. RIP Kobe, we miss u. I worked on CH47C/D1980-2000.

[@johnrogan9420]

A loop...🤮

[@patriotsfan1236]

that makes no sense...….. lol

[@Second.Nature.Lawn.Michigan]

That's a crazy amount of rotor flex.

[@ttmoore4447]

These choppers are plush as hell on the inside...Looks like a luxury Private jet in the inside. They went in style for sure.

[@12yearssober]

T T Moore They would have been better off hitchhiking

[@_SP64_]

@@12yearssober pilot error was the cause

[@12yearssober]

@@_SP64_ Knew that from the start

[@Ruckweiler73]

Used to work on the S-76A at PHI and this aircraft looks good and flies great. However, a bit hard to work on due to all shafts are shimmed and some are hard to get at.

[@jerseysautos1ky]

Richard Baker. My late and very awesome uncle worked for PHi in Lafayette for 35yrs and was very fond of his S-76s and S-92s. The S-76 is my all time fave next to the Bell 222 series.

[@curlymyhero]

ITS BEEN A WEEK! I MISS U KOBE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@midnight5958]

Kobe misses you to man.

[@califcamper]

My dad was an engineer and rode with Mr Sikorsky on his first test flight of first helicopter he invented (or one of them) in the late 1950's, early 1960's...

[@Rasel_Bd]

kzbin.info/door/5NXhsDpTbfxFkP4b6Bwh7A

[@byteme9718]

He lied to you.

[@johnreyles4465]

Watching this after watching the last moments of Kobe’s chopper while it was circling glendale gave me goosebumps. It wasn’t foggy in the video, but when it took of just looking at the sky is so similar to the day of that crash.

[@mildredwalker5426]

This feels surreal 9 people lost there lives and the rest of lost part of are souls the world lost one of greatest athletes, a loving father, a loving husband we all lost a part of ourselves may the 9 rip

[@casdimanaja8952]

@@mildredwalker5426 🐮🐃🐂🐂

[@LOLmusics]

I waved goodbye to Kobe as I watched this takeoff vid on my phone :(. R.I.P. Kobe.

[@THEMANIFESTDIVA]

Man that’s so fascinating to me!!!!!

[@boldalx5351]

We get it KZbin one of the Legends and his loved ones died in this dinosaur...Sick if seeing it on my timeline.Anyone else keep seeing this Chopper???

[@mr.george-pht]

I bet the safest thing to fly on today is one of these helicopters. After an accident like this brings attention to an industry , everyone from the mechanics working on them to the people flying or cleaning them , is on their super A game.

[@Fixdatyou]

Always interesting to see one I turned wrenches on in a video on YT. Solid bird.

[@Yamdres21]

These helicopters neds APU? Or whit external power?

[@luiscruz3698]

I have no word to describe this type of tragedy (rip)to all of you 🙏🙏🙏😞😞😢😢😢

[@sweetgirlsoles]

This machine type has a lovely sound - like it. What I call the typical Sikorsky 'Bumblebee hum' when up in the air ...

[@Rasel_Bd]

kzbin.info/door/5NXhsDpTbfxFkP4b6Bwh7A

[@515ventures3]

186mph into a mountain side. Holy crap. 😲

[@johnnyofast5924]

at least it was instant

[@515ventures3]

John Osborne ya so true. But I still think they were all screaming in the last 30 seconds. They were going too fast into that hill. They had to know. Kinda like a roller coaster. But after impact, barely no pain. Is my guess.

[@michaelchamberlain1441]

So Tragic 😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😫

[@michaelchamberlain1441]

@@515ventures3 they died on impact.

[@lapdheadquarters762]

@@515ventures3 .

[@daveblevins3322]

Is this the one with the PT-6 engines ??

[@ravindraprasadsinha2569]

Splendid wonders of aviation technology.Perhaps during entire my life span I would be deprived of taking an onboard trip in any of these and this would be a great regret in my case.

[@drisrardisciplefan]

I'm l

[@Smithftrans876]

All this shit put fear in to flying in these machines. Tho we all going to die. But dam man. To die in a horrible way. RIP to all 9. 😐

[@Soulgrace5]

I am 44, just started back flying after 39 years of being afraid to fly. I love flying now, in fact I have a helicopter excursion planned for an upcoming trip in the Bahamas. My kids want me to cancel, I'm not going to. Living in fear sucks. But like you said we all have to go someday. My heart goes out to the families.

[@Smithftrans876]

@@Soulgrace5 lol. Wow that is a long time. I love flying 2. It's not even the machines at fault sometimes. It's the pilot. I'm going to London soon and I know I have to fly. Just don't want to sit in a air craft holding on to the seat. Lol. Can you imagine those people last minute in that helicopter. 😔.

[@Righteousone18]

@@Smithftrans876 a coworker of mine is so afraid of flying, she has to get drunk to numb the fear. She did that for a 1 hr flight

[@cinderella23queen37]

@@Soulgrace5, Go ahead and fly, God Angels will protect you from anything

[@bobyost42]

@@Smithftrans876 - they probably had no idea what was happening

[@bobby_D]

Is this the same kind of chopper Kobe was in? Same exact?

[@arrex3raviation8975]

Yep

[@garethstrader2629]

Yes just a different color

[@juvenille2001]

I used to work for CAE Simuflite. Flew over 5000 hours on both S76B and C

[@jordanking6019]

How many passengers can it hold

[@bentot4296]

9

[@veetour]

Wow, it's amazing how the top rotors and the tail rotors never hit each other.

[@jeffreyelliott622]

They're not that long and that's what she said !!!

[@Rasel_Bd]

kzbin.info/door/5NXhsDpTbfxFkP4b6Bwh7A

[@alessandrodelima6471]

Muito lindo...a decolagem é perfeita ❤️

[@utsavkhadka1135]

i thought it would never take offfffffffff

[@akivatalansky]

I believe they wait until the engine reaches a certain RPM. They have to warm up the engine before takeoff.

[@marquamfurniture]

I got tired of watching ,,,, and skipped to lift off @ 3:15

[@flowersandcandyflowersandc9093]

There is not a thing wrong with this helicopter, but if your pilot with a rich celebrity breathing down your back, pressuring you to fly on a bad foggy day in inclement weather mistakes can happen.......

[@zoot21suit]

What ever you do, don't fly in fog.

[@frontspring1]

Okay noted, never fly my personal helicopter in fog. Thanks

[@abelflexes2]

Do they come with parachutes??

[@melvinstapleton6133]

I have never grieved this hard over someone’s death I didn’t know Personally. As a matter of fact these Deaths have hit me as hard as anyone I have known. I just keep reliving the Reality that they all perished but I’m still in denial for some reason. 😢

[@danielgantt8598]

Its not the helicopter fault its the pilots fault

[@cn8299]

@Chris D I know it's a running joke, but that's not how it works at all. Democrats would most likely rather demand that all helicopters be outfitted with the necessary instrument to prevent something like this from happening again meanwhile Republicans would be against enforcing private companies to comply with such an order because it's government over-stepping and would make companies spend money causing them to lose potential profit margins. Yes, I am fun at parties.

[@usssanjacinto1]

@@cn8299 Yeah, you sound delightful.

[@rbrock7721]

No it's not you stupid fuck tard! Kobe and passengers were sacrificed! They planned this shit! It's called "predictive programming"! Look it up asswipe!

[@365safaris5]

Came here after Kobe's SIKORSKY S-76B registration (N72EX) crash. #RIPMAMBA

[@monteirowladmir8499]

i love Sikorsky machines

[@robertomulero514]

Anybody know where the gas tank is located?

[@Agwings1960]

The offshore oil guys have used the S-76 to run workers back and forth to the oil rigs for years, they are very reliable machines.

[@thomasmetzdorf2420]

Flightradar24 says it's a Sikorsky S-76C. Is that helicopter really a(n) S-76B? Please let me know. But anyways, nice helicopter.

[@LeftIsBest001]

It'd be nice if there was a way to suppress the high pitch squeal from the turbines.

[@mayurnaik3986]

Is it autonomous?

[@temuulentemuujin6891]

we love you😢 black mamba😭😭

[@rodingentandem8278]

Looking at the propellers, I remembered the term when shit hits the fan.

[@miketheyunggod2534]

Love these. You can be blind and still fly it.

[@ericstevens2586]

Really??? Tell that to Kobe's pilot Oh wait, you can't.. .he killed himself and 8 others

[@LB-pg3no]

Evidently not, blind in fog and crashed it!!!!

[@ericstevens2586]

@@LB-pg3no I'm still stunned by the pilots arrogance/ignorance

[@freebirdcf1]

@@ericstevens2586 He ran into that (fog) weather - dont think he planned on it, or it was worse than he thought. At any rate - it overwhelmed him while he was trying to get out of it. Horrible & Sad. Maybe he could gave done a better preflight - - maybe

[@747-pilot]

@@ericstevens2586 Arrogance? Yes, most likely!! (and possibly some ignorance as well). You have to be very *HUMBLE* in aviation. Otherwise, at some point in your flying career, aviation will definitely HUMBLE YOU!! (as, what happened in this case!)

[@cfrincon]

Beautiful machine.

[@rickstorm8948]

i dont trust helicopters

[@Caleb_Mandrake872]

cuz you don't have the knowledge.

[@carlosmatos9848]

@@Caleb_Mandrake872 Exactly, they are beautiful machines. Slightly more dangerous than an airplane but much much safer than cruising down the interstate at 75-80 mph.

[@joshconway8188]

2,500 car wreaks in 30 minutes in United States, How many helicopter or jets 🧐

[@747-pilot]

Or maybe you should say, more appropriately, that you don't trust *_some_* of the people *_operating_* these incredibly safe machines?? (rollseyes).

[@rrrobeltnest7295]

Its not the helicopter its the pilots decision to abort the flight i dont trust.

[@frankkpagaa681]

which year Sikorsky 76 was made?

[@deniskk2]

it was built 1991, owned by state of Illinois & sold it online (that's one story, i was able to read online ) not sure if kobe was the owner.

[@sanfranciscobay]

@@deniskk2 Kobe did not own the Helicopter. He rented it as he needed it from a company that provides Helicopters for rent.

[@frankkpagaa681]

pls cn some help me out,I like to know if Sikorsky 75 series chopper is expired

[@silverfox1546]

frank kpagaa ever heard of Google?

[@TheFretwalker8]

How could such a beautiful Aircraft that is used for rescue and Hospital use crash in the LA mountainside? So sad. RIP Kobe and your lovely Daughter.

[@beautifulrainbow6989]

Kevin foggy conditions.

[@dharmdevil]

pilot skill

[@edcain3676]

: the Air Rescue Choppers Were Grounded Because of the Horrendous Fog .Pilot Should Have NOT Took the Chance of DISASTER,Mother Nature Doesn't Let Up for ANYONE.R.I.P. To All The Unfortunate Passengers.

[@BitcoinMotorist]

Get there-itis, shouldn't have happened

[@sanfranciscobay]

There are a lot of moving a parts on a Helicopter that when working as designed, it flies perfectly. When one of more of those parts fails, it can be uncontrollable.

[@williamrunsatlanta9491]

Kobe even made the helicopter brand famous, damn Rest Well Kobe!!!!

[@marcosmota1094]

Not really, please don't promote ignorance. Just because people don't read like adults doesn't mean that Sikorsky is not famous.

[@_SP64_]

Sikorsky is already a well known helicopter manufacturer

[@jin-yang-9612]

It has nice outlook and shape. I need RV Copter! What about RV-53E or RV-92 Jet?-"Super RV Stallion with Jet Engine"

[@johnrogan9420]

What happens when you run out of fuel?

[@johnnyofast5924]

you've never heard of a fuel gauge?

[@jegaco5739]

Sweat falls from your forehead and eyes lol

[@johnrogan9420]

@@jegaco5739 think zobo suffered a heart attack...the weight went full on the left pedal which sent the helicopter into a westbound terminal dive.

[@silverfox1546]

What does it sound like hitting a mountain?

[@LB-pg3no]

Sick motherf!!! Have respect!!!!

[@damonbanks3069]

Murdder I bet you're fat and friend less , and a perverted worm fuc%

[@marquamfurniture]

Why not drive your car into a 3ft. thick stone wall at 150mph. That should answer your question.

[@damonbanks3069]

@@marquamfurniture Jhon C sir you have said it best friend..✌

[@fabienfournier9141]

Hey ! Fabuleux S-76B !vidéo Extra !

[@indiafrehill]

We will miss him very much

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Typically, the main rotor is responsible for most of the lifting force on a helicopter. In case you were wondering.

[@joeydunn9358]

00UncommonSense00 what else is there to do it lmao 😂😂😂

[@mollyhatchet7075]

THANKS CHUCK YEAGER ....

[@_SP64_]

Yeah no shit

[@reallyhappenings5597]

helicopters are so violent in the way they work, just scary

[@Rasel_Bd]

kzbin.info/door/5NXhsDpTbfxFkP4b6Bwh7A

[@danielcarlson7002]

Beautiful machine. Sikorsky’s 1st non-military design, to compete w/Bell 222.

[@PV1230]

we need an Airwolf sequel series with this :D

[@danielcarlson7002]

PV1230 There was an episode of Airwolf entitled “HX-1” featuring an S-76

[@PV1230]

@@danielcarlson7002 thx. i will see if i can find the episode

[@boreed5734]

Helicopters are downright scary...

[@RM-en9gk]

I still have the hopes Kobe jumped off the helicopter on time and he there somewhere in the bushes badly injured

[@wietekevankeulen44]

by hearing the sound i conclude that the chopper used for the Airwolf series must have been this type

[@LatitudeSky]

The sound effect used for Airwolf was just Hollywood magic. The actual ship sounds like a UH-1 or Cobra gunship. Some fourth season episodes made less and less effort to dub in the sound effects and let the actual sound remain. But this was ironic since the fourth season didn't make any new flying footage at all.

[@paulward4268]

The Airwolf conversion was a Bell 222 airframe.

[@mps_spotter]

Comecei a Pilotar essa aeronave no Xplane! Gostei muito do modelo, muito bonito!

[@mistofoles]

Isn't that helicopter called an "AUGUSTA" ?

[@DiegoXavi3r]

Nops

[@BIGBLOCK5022006]

mistofoles It's a Sikorsky S-76 Spirit.

[@HeliPadUSA]

Very nice!

[@Kevin_747]

Every youtube video of an S-76 has comments about Kobe Bryant. Have any of you gone on the comments section of a Blackhawk video and mourned the death of military members for a crash in the middle east? No. Shallow ass people. Ya'll think more of some basketball player than people that have been in harm's way for their freedom.

[@esils]

4:02 come baaacck! its too foggy out! :(

[@lapdheadquarters762]

?

[@patriotsfan1236]

no fog at all lol

[@Bey11ktb]

It wasn’t the helicopter. The pilot, the pilot the pilot. We don’t know what happened.

[@marquamfurniture]

Until the NTSB publishes its report, we don't know with 100% certainty. But if you see discussions by highly responsible seasoned heli-pilots, they have a very good idea.

[@johannesderkannes8504]

Rip Kobe

[@senoralo4488]

Before Kobe's death, I was always terrified of Helicopters.. Now I can't even stand to hear them passing over my roof. RIP to everyone who lost Their lives on that helicopter 🙏🏾

[@_SP64_]

S-76 is a reliable helicopter don't let that discourage you. Cause of the crash was pilot error

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

Excelente máquina.

[@karlabayadog4356]

Now that’s the reason why Francis hates helicopters

[@NSRKracing]

I just hope Kobe and everyone else in that chopper beside the pilot had no idea what was coming and hope no one felt pain. RIP.

[@marquamfurniture]

Realistically, They probably had a horrible feeling in the last few moments. If a pilot asks for special permission to fly in bad weather, it would set anyone's nerves on edge; secondly, wasting 15 minutes in a holding pattern is tense, and lastly when all visuals are lost in clouds, it's apparent to everyone onboard. Pretty sure all were in a state of panic. Hillside may have come into view in last second.

[@ar15f117]

It looks like the blade tracking is off, particularly early in the video when you can see the sharp edges of the blades. It appears that one blade is low. I fly r/c helicopter models and I am very cognizant of blade tracking because this condition can cause unwanted vibrations.

[@phoinix2]

ar15f117 Lucky for the technical staff that maintain helicopters all their career, they had a rc modeler tell them the trackin is off... You are looking at the blades the wrong way. Pilots ass will tell them the tracking is good when their teeth stay in place...

[@trulliChang]

RIP Kobe

[@1969luap]

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[@brookewilsonclemons7975]

RIP Kobe Bryant 😢😥😥 but you should all remember that is the fire chief of piston peak Blade ranger!🚁😡😐 I'm going to tell ya all that is a character from the movie Planes: Fire and Rescue!

[@Clem73]

I’m her wife

[@willardfarr1611]

Nice size chopper

[@goldenboyi1989]

That chopper looks scary and tragic.like it was doomed

[@mrpaulgrimm6129]

Ground warning indicators should be required

[@abba3629]

NTSB recommended Terrain Mapping System in every Helicopter. Why didn't Kobe's Helicopter had One...???

[@marquamfurniture]

Largely because the FAA didn't make it a requirement.

[@GatorNick]

Unfortunately the key word there is recommend meaning it was not mandatory. From what I'm learning it would not have mattered.

[@TheFberry100]

Takeoff at 3:20

[@dad1442]

I am here to look at helicopters and who’s Kobe Bryant?

[@cooper482011]

Stop hating, lad😧

[@wer170]

RIP to everyone involved. It goes to show if God wanted us humans in the sky, he would’ve created us with wings.

[@falcoperegrinus82]

That makes no sense. Vastly more people die standing on solid ground than they do in the sky.

[@hwd71]

Motorbikes of the air.