Jambomuzz Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Killed in a helicopter crash. Rip. Dont think I'll ever get in one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brow Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Shame, theyre great fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restonbabe Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Aged 41. Aswell. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo89 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) What a shame. Up there with some of the greats. I hate helicopters! Why anyone would choose to use this as a form of transport is beyond me! Edited January 26, 2020 by jambo89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 One of the best. Gutting news. Rip Kobe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 ****ing hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsh Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 RIP Horrible News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 24 minutes ago, The Brow said: Shame, theyre great fun. Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Guy was an absolute legend. Genuinely stunned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brow Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Just now, Muppetboy said: Dick A bit touchy arent you. Helicopters are great fun. Yes theyre more dangerous than most forms of transport but to ask why folk would travel that way is ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thommo414 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 One of sports greats and always came across as a decent guy too. RIP Kobe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJGJ Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Just in the news over the last 48 hours when his points tally was beaten by Lebron James and very gracious about it then this Sad to see anyone pass away and of course remember the others who were with him who also died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 This is a genuine stunner. Will be the biggest news story in America for weeks to come. There's some chat that his daughters were also on board but obviously unclear right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo89 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, The Brow said: A bit touchy arent you. Helicopters are great fun. Yes theyre more dangerous than most forms of transport but to ask why folk would travel that way is ridiculous. Why is it ridiculous to question why some one would choose to travel that way? They are far more dangerous than flying in a plane and honestly don’t see what’s “fun” about them! You must be so edgy and cool by saying helicopters are fun though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brow Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 1 minute ago, jambo89 said: Why is it ridiculous to question why some one would choose to travel that way? They are far more dangerous than flying in a plane and honestly don’t see what’s “fun” about them! You must be so edgy and cool by saying helicopters are fun though! Aye, thats exactly what Im trying to be. Im trying to win approval from an internet forum. If you cant see the fundamental difference in why someone would choose a helicopter rather than an airplane, then youre slightly dim. Please refer to me as Mr Edgelord. Spanner/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 If the accounts are correct it sounds horrendous with the helicopter bursting into flames in mid air and then crashing after that happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo89 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 1 minute ago, The Brow said: Aye, thats exactly what Im trying to be. Im trying to win approval from an internet forum. If you cant see the fundamental difference in why someone would choose a helicopter rather than an airplane, then youre slightly dim. Please refer to me as Mr Edgelord. Spanner/. I honestly my can’t see why someone would choose a helicopter over a plane given the massive increase in danger! Please enlighten me? Why choose a helicopter at all? And you still haven’t explained why they’re soooooo much fun like your initial post!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brow Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Just now, jambo89 said: I honestly my can’t see why someone would choose a helicopter over a plane given the massive increase in danger! Please enlighten me? Why choose a helicopter at all? And you still haven’t explained why they’re soooooo much fun like your initial post!? I see you're doubling down on being a bit dim. Hopefully you'll book yourself a ride in one soon and find out for yourself. watch you dont crash mind, that would be a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo89 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, The Brow said: I see you're doubling down on being a bit dim. Hopefully you'll book yourself a ride in one soon and find out for yourself. watch you dont crash mind, that would be a shame. I use them for work all the time buddy, AW139, S92, EC225 and AW189 so spare me your condescending pish! Once you’ve been involved in an emergency RTB and had colleagues die in a helicopter crash, maybe then you can tell me why I’m being so “dim” and how fun they are! Edited January 26, 2020 by jambo89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trotter Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, jambo89 said: I honestly my can’t see why someone would choose a helicopter over a plane given the massive increase in danger! Please enlighten me? Why choose a helicopter at all? And you still haven’t explained why they’re soooooo much fun like your initial post!? Because unless you are travelling in a Harrier, you can't really land a plane on say, an oil rig, or a roof, or a field... Edited January 26, 2020 by trotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brow Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Just now, jambo89 said: I use them for work all the time buddy, AW139, S92, EC225 and AW189 so spare me your condescending pish! Once you’ve been involved in an emergency RTB and had colleagues die in a helicopter crash, maybe then you can tell me why I’m being so “dim” and how fun they are! Sorry for finding blasting along in a helicopter fun because you've had a bad experience 🎺 I should definitely have the same opinion as you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brow Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, trotter said: Because unless you are travelling in a Harrier, you can't really land a plane on say, an oil rig, or a roof, or a field... Hes being a facetious tit based on his own bad experiences in them. Tried landing my Boeing 747 in my back garden but hit the neighbours house. If only there was another transport method available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomuzz Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Think this thread has taken a bit of a sidetrack. At the end of the day a man has lost his life, and if reports are true his 4 daughters have aswell. Have a bit of respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo89 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, trotter said: Because unless you are travelling in a Harrier, you can't really land a plane on say, an oil rig, or a roof, or a boat... Why would Kobe Bryant be working on an oil rig! I’m pretty sure you can dock boats too. You should always avoid travel by helicopter if you can avoid imo 2 minutes ago, The Brow said: Sorry for finding blasting along in a helicopter fun because you've had a bad experience 🎺 I should definitely have the same opinion as you. Apology accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo89 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, The Brow said: Edited January 26, 2020 by jambo89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Jambomuzz said: Think this thread has taken a bit of a sidetrack. At the end of the day a man has lost his life, and if reports are true his 4 daughters have aswell. Have a bit of respect. Think it's been confirmed that none of his family were on board. Actually, reports now saying one of his daughters was. I'll stop speculating. Edited January 26, 2020 by Mauricio Pinilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebo Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 35 minutes ago, Thommo414 said: One of sports greats and always came across as a decent guy too. RIP Kobe Didn’t come across as very decent regarding the sexual assault allegations. Still, we all make mistakes. Great player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Well that news is a bit shit, a giant of the game. Also saw today that Scottish basketball player Robert Archibald died the other day, only 39 years old, sad news for the sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/51248659 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardboardcutout Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Death traps imo and given that they’re the preferred method of travel by the rich and famous many greats have perished in them. RIP to the latest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Finch Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Probably the reason a lot of folks got into following the NBA - in an era when Kobe and LeBron both co-existed and utterly transformed the game. I'm not a Lakers fan (I had been a long-suffering Warriors fan until recent years) but absolutely admired Kobe and all he achieved down in L.A. Genuinely a little stunned by this news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masonic Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 rip kobe heard a pilot once say theres something called a jesus bolt on a helicopter because if it fails u better talk to jesus as theres no return and no backup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamboelite Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Dangerous as hell and when they fail its over..... RIP Kobi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William H. Bonney Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 They’re a ******* to park in the shed. Always end up on the terrace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Internet Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Confirmed his 13 year old daughter also died in the crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadj Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, Mauricio Pinilla said: Confirmed his 13 year old daughter also died in the crash. just saw that. Tragic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 2 hours ago, The Brow said: Shame, theyre great fun. They **** ain’t! I spent a lot of time in them whilst in the Navy. Death-traps. The pilot of our Lynx on the Edinburgh was a South African. Excellent pilot. We were out in the Middle East, must’ve been 92’. He was on a training flight when suddenly the thing went into a nose dive, a good number of us were watching it. He was plummeting towards the ocean at some rate, struggling to recover the dive. He managed to pull it up with very little to spare. He managed to land it on the flight deck, got out looking absolutely ashen faced. He requested a transfer as soon as a replacement was flown out. He re-trained as a navigator and as far as I know never flew again. After that I was in fear every time I had to go in one, which at that one was 5-6 times a week due to where we were and what we were doing. Tragic accident and even more so his daughter was with him. News and sport channels here are covering it extensively. Not a fan of basketball but you’d have to be in a cave not to understand what Kobe was to the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambos_1874 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I'm not really a basketball fan but was absolutely shocked when I read this. The only time I have been in a helicopter is when I did a tour of Edinburgh from the airport. Was a surreal experience taking off vertically!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Mauricio Pinilla said: Think it's been confirmed that none of his family were on board. Actually, reports now saying one of his daughters was. I'll stop speculating. Seems it was one of his daughters, another player/friend and his daughter. Obviously the pilot as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 1 hour ago, graygo said: Well that news is a bit shit, a giant of the game. Also saw today that Scottish basketball player Robert Archibald died the other day, only 39 years old, sad news for the sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/51248659 I read that. What happened to him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peebo Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 16 minutes ago, Bridge of Djoum said: I read that. What happened to him? Suicide, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Tazio said: If the accounts are correct it sounds horrendous with the helicopter bursting into flames in mid air and then crashing after that happened. By its very nature, when a helicopter experiences mechanical failure it tends to do so catastrophically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Never been a fan of basketball but I know who Kobe Bryant is. After Michael Jordan, he's like the greatest player. That's like Cristiano Ronaldo dying at a young age. Unreal. Rest in peace to him, his daughter and all who died. Helicopters are terribly dangerous things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Never been a fan of basketball either, but sad news. I was once chatting with an older guy from the American military and he worked with planes and helicopters and he was saying that he would never get in a helicopter other than the ones in the military. He was saying the costs are so ridiculously high to maintain them, that he just wouldn’t trust anyone to have the thing up to correct standard. I wouldn’t have got in one before I met him anyway. RIP Kobe Bryant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 4 hours ago, Bridge of Djoum said: I read that. What happened to him? 3 hours ago, Peebo said: Suicide, apparently. Could be right, all the reports I've seen haven't mentioned a cause of death strangely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadj Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Just saw this stat....So strange the way life throws these things up 😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadj Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 6 hours ago, Bridge of Djoum said: Seems it was one of his daughters, another player/friend and his daughter. Obviously the pilot as well. Seen a report say 9 people one say 5 so far Kobe and his daughter , John Altobelli (former baseball coach of Aaron Judge) his wife and daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Price Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I remember seeing a wee clip of him and his daughter only last week, coaching her at a game. Truly horrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlimOzturk Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 6 hours ago, luckyBatistuta said: Never been a fan of basketball either, but sad news. I was once chatting with an older guy from the American military and he worked with planes and helicopters and he was saying that he would never get in a helicopter other than the ones in the military. He was saying the costs are so ridiculously high to maintain them, that he just wouldn’t trust anyone to have the thing up to correct standard. I wouldn’t have got in one before I met him anyway. RIP Kobe Bryant Behind LeBron James and Michael Jordan for me. Casual fan so I am probably not as.informed as others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 hour ago, AlimOzturk said: Behind LeBron James and Michael Jordan for me. Casual fan so I am probably not as.informed as others That's how it will be seen by the end of LJ's career but for me anyway, entertainment-wise, KB easily surpasses The King. Terribly sad day for the Bryant family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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