RIP Kobe Bryant

[iceman]

Shane died gambling his life ski BASE jumping and lost. Kobe died commuting in a helicopter with his daughter and 7 other people.

Not really a comparison in my opinion.

Yeah Kobe died trying to avoid the 405. Wait, what's your point?

His point was more about seeing heroes die too young and how it can effect people than it was about how they died.

[AK47bp]

Yeah Kobe died trying to avoid the 405. Wait, what's your point?

His point was more about seeing heroes die too young and how it can effect people than it was about how they died.

I guess in that regards it’s similar.

I was thinking about the shock of the loss I guess. You expected Shane to kill himself eventually so when it happened it was less traumatic.


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[Single Track]

we arent into that whole sports hero worship thing up here





unless or course its Hockey

Bill Barilko disappeared that summer.
He was on a fishing trip.
The last goal he ever scored,
Won the Leafs the cup.

[iceman]

I was thinking about the shock of the loss I guess. You expected Shane to kill himself eventually so when it happened it was less traumatic.

I didn't think about it from that angle and I have to agree. I mean with Shane at some level you had to kinda figure...

[Cruiser]

I read that he and his wife had an agreement that they would never travel by helicopter together. They were aware of the risk.

Holy. Shit.

[Wrecked]

unless or course its Hockey

My hockey hero is from cranbrook, BC

[jackattack]

Holy. Shit.

Yeah.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bus...r-2020-1%3Famp

[Ted Striker]

100 unfamous people die in car crashes every day in the US.

3200 per day worldwide.

(obviously both averages)

[Core Shot]

100 unfamous people die in car crashes every day in the US.

3200 per day worldwide.

(obviously both averages)

We should have a thread for that
Updated daily with the latest names

[Timberridge]

huh. That's an interesting comparison. I felt Shane's death pretty hard but Kobe's has just kind of gone past me.

Shane would've hit that mountain at twice the speed after doing a flip in that helicopter.

[BmillsSkier]

Shane would've hit that mountain at twice the speed after doing a flip in that helicopter.

Switch?



In all seriousness, I remember a video of his wife being interviewed at Jeremy Jones’ house saying we all knew the risks Shane was taking every time he went out and we expected the possibilities.

[Cono Este]

Taking calculated risk was shane’s job. A lot of though went into his jumps, I hope.





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[GeezerSteve]

(I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting.)

Michael Jackson and Prince

[XXX-er]

Bill Barilko disappeared that summer.
He was on a fishing trip.
The last goal he ever scored,
Won the Leafs the cup.

In my fifty-mission cap
I worked it in
I worked it in to look like that
It's my fifty-mission cap
It's his fifty-mission cap
And I worked it in (worked it in)
I worked it in
And I worked it in to look like that
And I worked it in to look like that

[Cono Este]

God, the more I think about this, why the fuck would the pilot, or kobi, take such risk in that weather, to go up and over that mountain. For a basketball game?

I’m starting to feel real sorry for the other passengers.l, I hope they get compensated. It was basically Kobi’s chopper.

Wish there was a black box with Audio.


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[AdironRider]

Have you ever met a helicopter pilot? Every single one of those dudes think they are cooler than Tom Cruise in Top Gun and have better skills. Just because it was Kobe's bird doesn't make Kobe responsible for why it crashed.

This is getting ridiculous. Literally 99.9% of people are going to hear "free ride in a helicopter with Kobe" and hop right the fuck on without thinking twice.

[Ted Striker]

I have several friends, colleagues, and former classmates who are or were professional helicopter pilots, and not even one of them thinks that.

[Ted Striker]

My point above with the car fatalities, was that helicopters aren't inherently anywhere near as dangerous as they're perceived to be by much of the public. They are used to perform some very dangerous work that can result in fatal accidents, but flying across LA isn't that.

This was nothing more than poor judgement and bad decision making.

[XXX-er]

Have you ever met a helicopter pilot? Every single one of those dudes think they are cooler than Tom Cruise in Top Gun and have better skills.

Might have been true with ex vietnam vet types but that was a long time ago

I know a few locally, up here they are doing exploration, forestry, I have flown with them into the mountains, run the hook end of the long line and they are not dare devils they are laid back slow methodical & careful

one local won the HAI award for pilot of the year, 20000 hrs accident free, I've run the hook a couple times where I seen him setting down loads he couldn't hover at take-off with cuz he couldnt hover them on my end after burning off fuel, amazing pilot skills and a pretty good defenceman too

[BmillsSkier]

I have several friends, colleagues, and former classmates who are or were professional helicopter pilots, and not even one of them thinks that.

Right? Tom Cruise killed his navigator and still got to keep flying. I don’t know anyone that brazen.

[The Suit]

Have you ever met a helicopter pilot? Every single one of those dudes think they are cooler than Tom Cruise in Top Gun and have better skills

I've met a bunch and never run into that.

They're mostly Canadian, so maybe that's why not.

[GeezerSteve]

My point above with the car fatalities, was that helicopters aren't inherently anywhere near as dangerous as they're perceived to be by much of the public.

In the U.S., the fatality rate per 100,000 hours of motor vehicle driving time is 0.017, while fatality rate of non-military helicopters is 1.44 per 100,000 flying hours in nonmilitary helicopters. Based on time, the risk of death while flying on a non-military helicopters is 85 greater than risk of death in a motor vehicle. Source: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/...than-cars.html

[Cono Este]

Have you ever met a helicopter pilot? Every single one of those dudes think they are cooler than Tom Cruise in Top Gun and have better skills. Just because it was Kobe's bird doesn't make Kobe responsible for why it crashed.

This is getting ridiculous. Literally 99.9% of people are going to hear "free ride in a helicopter with Kobe" and hop right the fuck on without thinking twice.

Yes. My ex brother in law had two DSC’s flying blackhawks. Died from ptsd. Rip.

it seems they were in a sticky situation, that pilot or Kobi made the call to take a big chance going into the soup and over that mountain.

I’d say the buck stops with the pilot, but I think it’s a fair question to wonder if the big man in the back put any pressure on the pilot.

I doubt the passengers had a say but knew something was out of the norm.




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[getoutside]

Wish there was a black box with Audio.

assume your interest is in the pilot's perspective, but i sure as fuck don't want to hear kids and parents screaming right before they perish.

[XXX-er]

I call BS, the big man is just the passenger, this could have been an uber,

its up to the pilot 100% who also has a vested interest in surviving