eastside_purple
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People getting enraged by some nobodies tweet.
Woke takes are the best
Deon Sanders did as well when he was doing both sports in Atlanta.30 year old helicopters may be a bit cheaper, but.....
You have to wonder if all the privately owned ones are properly maintained. It seems like I heard every air hour translates to two hours of maintenance. It sounds like it's a part of everyday life for some Los Angeleans, and was for Kobe. More that anywhere else. I remember reading about even Yasiel Puig commuting to Dodger Stadium via helicopter as soon as he got his first big contract.
Didnt you post a judgemental/ disrespectful post about Cummings when he passed?May they all, too, be judged by their lowest moment.
Didnt you post a judgemental/ disrespectful post about Cummings when he passed?
Well, everyone is entitled to an opinion, I suppose. May you be judged by your lowest moment.Sure did.
Cummings was a serial scumbag, though. I doubt that Kobe shoplifted the third input of every other hotel employee or groupie he ever seduced ?
It’s pretty normal for people to use those helicopters in California with the traffic30 year old helicopters may be a bit cheaper, but.....
You have to wonder if all the privately owned ones are properly maintained. It seems like I heard every air hour translates to two hours of maintenance. It sounds like it's a part of everyday life for some Los Angeleans, and was for Kobe. More that anywhere else. I remember reading about even Yasiel Puig commuting to Dodger Stadium via helicopter as soon as he got his first big contract.
I would never get in a helicopter in a non-emergency situation, but would be interested to see the crash/death rate per trip compared to driving. Driving is probably more dangerous statistically, but we feel more in control
It’s pretty normal for people to use those helicopters in California with the traffic
I would never get in a helicopter in a non-emergency situation, but would be interested to see the crash/death rate per trip compared to driving. Driving is probably more dangerous statistically, but we feel more in control
Deon Sanders did as well when he was doing both sports in Atlanta.
This wsa the first real sports icon to pass away that my 14 yr old step son was into. We talked and talked about it for hours last night while watching the coverage. He says he and all his hoops teammates are rattled by it.
Been in a few choppers and yeah, ya always get an uneasy feeling in them!
Are helicopters dangerous? A comparison with planes, trains and cars - The Points Guy
The answer, based on a TPG analysis of a decade of safety data: Like almost every other mode of transportation, flying in a helicopter is considerably more dangerous than airline travel. But it’s far safer than riding in a car.thepointsguy.com
I was thinking the same thing, and according to this article it isn't even close. However several pilots on the news have said that the weather was too poor for helicopter travel because of low clouds and fog. Even then it still might not be safer to drive across LA in a car during bad weather either.
FYI.
According to the US HelicopterSafety Team, the helicopteraccident rate for 2019 was 0.82 per 100,000 flight hours, with 24 accidents claiming 55 lives.
It's Monday do you ever have an off day from being a douche?Well, everyone is entitled to an opinion, I suppose. May you be judged by your lowest moment.
Doors open, yeah. Banking sorta...sucked.Were you in a jump seat with the door open ? Maybe it was the anticipated landing.....
Yeah, same with airplanes. I wouldn’t get on anyone’s personal helicopter or airplane.How many of those hours were by medi-evac teams with ample health care funding and stringent self-imposed safety/maintenance/testing and upgrade protocols, or by police departments, and how many were private machines in at will usage ?
Not all helicopter hours are equal.
When I was a kid, I always wanted to go on the "cheap" helicopter rides at the Ohio State Fair, but I knew my parents would never go for it, for both safety and price. Five dollars was a lot of money back then.Doors open, yeah. Banking sorta...sucked.
Also with the ramp open and just walked right off............
Yay, pull!!Hearing that Kobe's helicopter got special approval to fly.
Yeah, same with airplanes. I wouldn’t get on anyone’s personal helicopter or airplane.
I’d say no thanks personally.A medical physicist I was acquainted with had his own twin engine plane. I'd get on his. Same with an engineer's personal plane. Plus, planes can glide a bit.......
Retired mid-level sports star's plane or helicopter, probably not. Kobe, as a truly wealty person, could certainly afford maintenance, but might not have known what to look for in selecting an fbo. I wouldn't either. Or maybe he'd been with somebody a long time and was too loyal to be vigilant about conditions. Or maybe just the fickle finger of fate......