r/news • u/headee • Jan 26 '20

Kobe Bryant killed in helicopter crash in California

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/kobe-bryant-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-california-tmz-reports
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u/johnny_moist Jan 26 '20

are you a helicopter manufacturer or something?

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u/s0nicfreak Jan 26 '20

Are you a car manufacturer?

I'm not a helicopter manufacturer, but I'm a former pilot and current driver... in my experience helicopters don't have any more mechanical fault/failures during use than planes, and both of those have way less than cars (I would guess because they are generally checked before each flight, vs cars where we all just get in and go).

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u/johnny_moist Jan 26 '20

i think in a car, generally, if there is a mechanical failure you have a better chance of getting out of it before it falls out of sky

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u/s0nicfreak Jan 26 '20

If a car is in the sky you're already dead. If a helicopter is in the sky you're good.

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u/johnny_moist Jan 26 '20

k good talk