That is amazing. Just shows how easy it is to get completely out of control.

Jan 28, 2020
2:55:16pm

kotacoug All-American

I guess the pilot would still have instruments to read to help navigate and isn’t totally blind but just shows how difficult it would be in whiteout conditions.

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This helicopter crash is so weird.

eddog

1/27/20 11:10pm

spatial disorientation is a scary thing and can happen to anyone

byuguns55

1/27/20 11:19pm

I thought that chopper had instruments to avoid that?

Cnation

1/27/20 11:23pm

I think every pilot to one degree or another has felt disoriented.

Busting Coveys

1/27/20 11:37pm

Good point! Just crazy!

Cnation

1/27/20 11:59pm

What I don’t understand is in a helicopter the pilot has the

kotacoug

1/28/20 6:01am

Disoriented doesn’t just mean you don’t know where you are

buffgato

1/28/20 7:22am

JFK Jr thought he was flying level

Zip

1/28/20 9:03am

I found a fascinating video where a guy tries to hover while blindfolded

buffgato

1/28/20 2:23pm

That is amazing. Just shows how easy it is to get completely out of control.

kotacoug

1/28/20 2:55pm

Spot on

byuguns55

1/28/20 7:30am

When you are flying off instruments and you become disoriented it feels as if

byuguns55

1/28/20 7:30am

Usually several factors added together make for disaster

Zip

1/27/20 11:33pm

What pilot would want to tell Kobe he needed to get an Uber?

Busiturtle

1/28/20 4:29am

Yea couldn’t U just google map or see a soccer field and just land it.

cougfanz

1/28/20 5:53am

You can't land on what you can't see

Busiturtle

1/28/20 6:03am

Ultimately it was the pilot’s decision to fly...one he shouldn’t have decided to

byuguns55

1/28/20 7:46am

What we'll never know is if there was pressure to fly?

whiteninja

1/28/20 6:09am

I was in the area of the crash at the same time the crash occurred, driving

Saxa

1/28/20 6:52am

Odds are he put the helicopter in a climb and without visual cues

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