Kobe was killed by "get-there-itis", a condition where either a pilot gets overconfident or the paying passenger orders the pilot around despite dangerous conditions. Kobe had already fired two other pilots, one for "due to being disliked by the customer" (i.e. he probably talked back to Kobe when ordered to do a dangerous action) and the other for an unscheduled landing for fuel. Yes, this happened.
He had his "favorite pilot", the one who flew a perfectly functioning aircraft into a hillside. This pilot well knew you didn't say no to Kobe. The day's weather was so bad the LA sheriff's department grounded all its choppers. And, well, you know the rest.
The FAA fucking loves saying "get-there-itis". For something that's so often a factor in devastating aviation accidents you'd think they would come up with a term that doesn't sound straight out of a Doctor Seuss book.
It's general aviation pilot slang. It's a very American culture. They have all sorts of down-home neologisms. I'd say get an airplane and start participating if you want to change, but then I'd get dogpiled because general aviation is what landlords and small business owners do.
Kobe was killed by "get-there-itis", a condition where either a pilot gets overconfident or the paying passenger orders the pilot around despite dangerous conditions. Kobe had already fired two other pilots, one for "due to being disliked by the customer" (i.e. he probably talked back to Kobe when ordered to do a dangerous action) and the other for an unscheduled landing for fuel. Yes, this happened.
He had his "favorite pilot", the one who flew a perfectly functioning aircraft into a hillside. This pilot well knew you didn't say no to Kobe. The day's weather was so bad the LA sheriff's department grounded all its choppers. And, well, you know the rest.
Just in case you don't, here's a report on the NTSB's preliminary report on the crash . Blancolirio knows his shit.
A recreation of Kobe's last moments using Flight Simulator with air traffic control audio added.
The FAA fucking loves saying "get-there-itis". For something that's so often a factor in devastating aviation accidents you'd think they would come up with a term that doesn't sound straight out of a Doctor Seuss book.
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It's general aviation pilot slang. It's a very American culture. They have all sorts of down-home neologisms. I'd say get an airplane and start participating if you want to change, but then I'd get dogpiled because general aviation is what landlords and small business owners do.