Knew it was him and the daughter...but wife too...dayum
So, if true that leaves the pilot and 3 more.
Kobe Bryant RIP
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So, if true that leaves the pilot and 3 more.
shakerpenguin
Shaker booty
I wonder if they'll add him to the Grammys in memoriam thing. That should be a prop
guaranteeed
Pretty much a regular
Think he gets some shutouts but dont see that far
He will at Oscar's though I bet
shakerpenguin
Shaker booty
I think they might because it's at the Staples Center. I guess they've got his jerseys lit up
shakerpenguin
Shaker booty
Lizzo did a shoutout already, and now the first thing Alicia Keys is talking about is kobe. "We're here in the house that kobe built"
shakerpenguin
Shaker booty
my god now now a cappella Alicia and Boyz II Men
Pyppurs
Pretty much a regular
Frank Costanza
Co-Inventor of the Man's Bra
Sucks that Bryant and his daughter died but this was just as bad.
Just as bad.
So terrible.
Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli was among those who died in the crash, the college confirmed. As a mentor and coach for 27 years, he helped students earn scholarships to play at four-year colleges and treated players like family, the statement said.
“Coach Altobelli was a giant on our campus — a beloved teacher, coach, colleague and friend. This is a tremendous loss for our campus community,” OCC President Angelica Suarez said in a statement.
Altobelli’s wife, Keri Altobelli, and his 13-year-old daughter, Alyssa, who played on the club team with Bryant’s daughter, were also among the victims, according to his family.
Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among 9 dead in helicopter crash; L.A. in mourning
Just as bad.
So terrible.
Orange Coast College baseball coach John Altobelli was among those who died in the crash, the college confirmed. As a mentor and coach for 27 years, he helped students earn scholarships to play at four-year colleges and treated players like family, the statement said.
“Coach Altobelli was a giant on our campus — a beloved teacher, coach, colleague and friend. This is a tremendous loss for our campus community,” OCC President Angelica Suarez said in a statement.
Altobelli’s wife, Keri Altobelli, and his 13-year-old daughter, Alyssa, who played on the club team with Bryant’s daughter, were also among the victims, according to his family.
Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among 9 dead in helicopter crash; L.A. in mourning
detroit187
Pretty much a regular
Tragic, awful. Another example to be nicer to each other, love unconditionally, forgive and just be thankful for life. It’s odd, my 5 year old son wanted me to come to bed with him tonight and was crying he just wants his dad. He couldn’t stop hugging me. Rarely happens, guess he could sense my grief today. I needed that cuz this shit makes you think deep.
Frank Costanza
Co-Inventor of the Man's Bra
Thanks for sharing this.
We should all absorb.
Seriously, don't waste a day. They're all so important. Until they're gone.
shakerpenguin
Shaker booty
No kobe in the memoriam slideshow, I was wrong
Gandolf
Leader of the Van Buren Boys
Meeting up with Stern? Better double check that GPS and bring some Freon just in case.....
Retburj13
SpongeBob Squarecapper
when in doubt, sit it out
weather should've grounded him or at least waited til fog burned off but giving the client he had and maybe a lil bravado on the pilot's part, he pushed ahead and disaster.
My 21 yr old son is training for his VFR rating now on single engine crop dusters and the amount of time and concentration just for THAT is incredible. now throw in weather, low ceiling with terrain and having to cut over into IFR due to weather would make anyone shit themselves.
weather should've grounded him or at least waited til fog burned off but giving the client he had and maybe a lil bravado on the pilot's part, he pushed ahead and disaster.
My 21 yr old son is training for his VFR rating now on single engine crop dusters and the amount of time and concentration just for THAT is incredible. now throw in weather, low ceiling with terrain and having to cut over into IFR due to weather would make anyone shit themselves.
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detroit187
Pretty much a regular
Many other families besides the Bryant's torn apart by this awful tragedy.
detroit187
Pretty much a regular
Yet it appears he taught others and was Kobe's trusted pilot, the only one who he'd let fly him around. Perhaps overconfident.
emkee
The Truth Is Out There
This is the hardest hitting tragedy involving the passing of a person of stature because of the children involved.
It is very hard to comprehend.
Those last few seconds on that helicopter I can only imagine, damn. That shit resonates deep.
Again, RIP to all those that had their lives cut short in this terrible, terrible event.
It is very hard to comprehend.
Those last few seconds on that helicopter I can only imagine, damn. That shit resonates deep.
Again, RIP to all those that had their lives cut short in this terrible, terrible event.
emkee
The Truth Is Out There
Would figure the 'pressure' of being Kobe's pilot may have affected this dude into making a questionable decision.
Kobe was known to be anal with his time keeping, he needed to be where he needed to be when he needed to be there.
That is the reason why he preferred to use helicopters as most of us know, LA traffic is unforgiving.
So rather than side with the idea of safety this dude could have sided with attempting to please his client.
That was an early speculation. Most have it hitting land then exploding. There is a good eyewitness account I saw earlier detailing it.
jedi ninja
Larry the liberal
No. It hit a cliff side because of the fog, then burst into flames. So as it was falling it was on fire. At least, that’s what it sounds like based on the call with the control tower and those who know aviation.
jedi ninja
Larry the liberal
Someone posted the communication between the chopper and air traffic control. Also the Reddit page that was posted gets into a little more detail. Sounds like he flew into the side of a cliff because of the visibility issues.
im looking forward to the official version of events. One of my coworkers who is an amateur pilot told me they found the rotor half a mile away (dunno if true) from the impact site which tells him there was more to it then just a crash into a side of a mountain. This pilot was certified to fly in these typw of conditions so apparently not super odd they were in the air. Everyone makes mistakes but it sounds like it would be weird if that’s what happened.
Teapot9
Not from 63rd
Motor Cuty? Is that a thing or a typo?
booksbestfriend
On Johnny's Shitlist
Michael Jacksom immediately came to mind when I read this. International star that passed in an accident.
Sports wise, maybe Len Bias. Maybe not the star power of Kobe, but a unexpected tragedy none-the-less.
jedi ninja
Larry the liberal
Read the reddit thread posted in this thread, if you haven’t already. Seemed to be every pilot who was posting came to the same conclusion, that he was flying too low at the time and hit a cliff he couldn’t see because of fog. I’m just as interested in the official report when it comes out, and anything until then is just speculation...but they make a pretty compelling case in that thread and it seems to match up with the communications log that is out there. Either way, I’ll take the speculation of actual pilots who’ve done it over the Twitter masses who think they know anything.
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