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Kobe Bryant crash pilot disoriented in clouds, agency says
https://wtop.com/national/2021/02/likely-cause-of-kobe-bryant-helicopter-crash-to-be-announced/Snip
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Safety investigators say the pilot of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter flew through the clouds in an apparent violation of federal standards, and likely became disoriented.
Robert Sumwalt, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said Tuesday that pilot Ara Zobayan was flying under visual flight rules, which means he needed to be able to see where he was going.
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Seems I remember something about that. Common sense would scream that if you have a lack of visibility, instruments should be ON.
