thatguy2016
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not under capitalism!
Take away capitalism and you take away the private helicopter in the first place. Problem solved.
not under capitalism!
I keep reading that the helicopter was owned by a company called Island Express, Inc. and was previously owned by the state of Illinois. It was purchased by Island Express in 2015 for $515k. It was a 1991 model helicopter.
I guess Kobe could have leased it from Island Express full time, but that doesn't seem likely. It seems more likely that he just used the service when he needed it. But I really have no idea. I really would have thought it would be the other way around - that he owned a helicopter and leased it out when he wasn't using it.
Take away capitalism and you take away the private helicopter in the first place. Problem solved.
But while private planes offer many advantages, they are significantly more dangerous than commercial air travel, which just had its safest year on record. Out of 35 million commercial global flights in 2017, only two ended in accidents resulting in fatalities, according to To70, an aviation consulting firm. A total of 13 people died in the two crashes in Angola and Russia.
By contrast, general aviation—which includes unscheduled charter flights as well as private flights—is much more dangerous. In the 12 months ending Sept. 30, there were 209 fatal accidents, resulting in 347 deaths, in the US alone, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The accident rate for general aviation is improving—it’s declined from 1.1 fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours in 2010 to 0.84 last year—but it’s still safer to fly commercial, particularly in the US. The last fatal commercial flight in the US was in 2009, when 49 people were killed in a Colgan Air crash near Buffalo, New York.
not under capitalism!
It's very possible that Kobe owned and then leased it for others to use. While playing, he'd have used it 50-100 times/year which makes owning sensible. Leasing it out would have been easy for him.
Besides being close to his in-laws, living in Pelican Hill then Newport Coast made a lot of sense for buying the helicopter. It would avoid the traffic and get him to games quickly. Most of the players live on the Westside (Beverly Hills, Marina, Bel Air, Encino, etc.) and would take them longer to get to Staples Center than Kobe's decision.
Per qz.com, which cites the FAA's latest reports:
I haven't read, and won't read this entire thread but let's not forgot those other than Kobe who died on the flight. John Altobelli is the son of Joe, the former MLB manager who I remember best from his days in the Appalachian League in the 1960s. May angels wrap all the families in sheltering arms.
You want to go with a state run media?
What's your point?
NBC just announced that the copter should have a cockpit voice recorder.Has it been determined if a black box was on board? That would certainly help this investigation immensely.
Kobe lived in Pelican Hill? Damn I literally played the Pelican Hill course Saturday morning.
Also nobody should be taking off in those conditions. Unless the marine layer closed in on them shortly after take off.
NBC just announced that the copter should have a cockpit voice recorder.
man - i don't know why exactly, but this has really made me more sad than any other celeb / athlete passing i can remember
i applied for a job with kobe's investment firm last year, and in the back of my head was nervous that i actually might have to interview with kobe
I learned that marine fog is caused by cold water, interesting California has cold oceans.
I learned that marine fog is caused by cold water, interesting California has cold oceans.