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Helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, 8 others did not have terrain warning system: NTSB
The helicopter that crashed in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas on Sunday, killing Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, lacked a terrain awareness system that could have warned the pilot that he was approaching a hillside, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday, according to a report. (www.foxnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
"pick up pop-up IFR". Touche, and the first time I have read the term here. In my era, there was not quite the culpability to admitting to a mistake in the ATC world where a significant proportion of the controllers were pilots. PPL, ATP, same side!
The reason the pilot did not fly IFR is because that helicopter does not allow IFR for one pilot - only for 2 pilots. It may be because it's an older model of this helicopter and would be too much for one pilot to handle - but, it's blocked for 1 pilot to use. Also, this charter company does not allow its pilots to fly in this kind of weather/conditions and does not train its pilots to use IFR - since, with the usually nice S.C. weather, it would only be needed a few times a year and the expense would not be worth it - so, instead, the flights are just cancelled. Plus, in those conditions, the LAPD and sheriff's helicopters are grounded - as they aren't IFR trained - since, the reason they fly anyway is to find people etc. - and can't do that in the fog. Mostly just medical/emerg. helicopters are equipped to fly IFR- since it's a life and death situation. From what I've read from other pilots, you only fly in those conditions if your life depends on it - not just to get somewhere for an event....or, if you're on a military mission in a war zone etc.
I don't know why the charter company wasn't aware that this pilot requested special VFR flying to that event in those conditions - it's totally against their policy - and I'm sure they would have stopped him had they known - were paying attention. This crash will not doubt put them out of business permanently with the law suits that will be coming, I'm sure.
I don't know why the charter company wasn't aware that this pilot requested special VFR flying to that event in those conditions - it's totally against their policy - and I'm sure they would have stopped him had they known - were paying attention. This crash will not doubt put them out of business permanently with the law suits that will be coming, I'm sure.
AeroMed medevac refuses to fly in bad weather. I do not know their exact actual criteria, I only listen to the scanner freqs here in the Grand Rapids Michigan area...but when its drizzling, foggy, low clouds they say NEGATIVE, not flying.
Yes. And they have already suspended operations as of yesterday.
Here’s more insight in to all this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/kobe-bryant-crash-flight-certification.html
Here’s more insight in to all this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/us/kobe-bryant-crash-flight-certification.html
Getthereitis resulting in CFIT.
But regarding the GPWS/TAWS, the only thing I think the pilot could have benefited from its use is that it could have helped him realize his plan was not going to work and consequently possibly climbed to avoid it, end up in the soup, and then declare an emergency with SoCal TRACON to pick up pop-up IFR to CMA.
Other than that, it wouldn't have made much difference considering it is not to be used to maneuver in IMC.