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Oh, yes itโ€™s the same thing as Kobe. So nothing then for now.

But what about other 2 helicopters which were flying alongside, how did they not crash?

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But what about other 2 helicopters which were flying alongside, how did they not crash?

Probably had more experience with flying by instruments only, or they were just being more cautious.

With rotary aircraft, instrument experience varies a lot more from pilot to pilot than fixed wing, that and fixed wing aircraft have a lot more altitude to cushion any mistakes of an inexperienced pilot.

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Yeah makes sense, but weird that they put the president in less experienced one.

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If I was a betting guy, I would guess the pilot was current/former revolutionary guard. Military pilots may have more flight time/experience, but they probably donโ€™t spend a lot of it in low vis conditions. Not a lot of reason to have military helicopters operate in conditions where they wouldnโ€™t be able to see targets on the ground.

Most of these accidents happen just like it did with Kobe. Where the pilots tell their passengers that itโ€™s too dangerous to operate, and the passengers insist they need to get where theyโ€™re going anyways.

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