When he switched to Van Nuys, he was at 1400'. They reported a ceiling... -- EDGEMAN 01/27/2020 08:53AM Not if these reports are correct(seen this a couple of different places) -- JoesterVT 01/27/2020 09:14AM That's called vertigo, and it's a very real thing -- EDGEMAN 01/27/2020 11:47AM Check out Fr8Dog's ATC post above. Don't rely on news media. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 01/27/2020 09:23AM What in the post above rules out this report? -- JoesterVT 01/27/2020 09:28AM Nothing, except that excerpt only covers the final few minutes -- PhotoHokieNC 01/27/2020 09:31AM For sure...just saying... -- JoesterVT 01/27/2020 09:36AM Helicopters can twist and accelerate in turns in weird ways. -- PhotoHokieNC 01/27/2020 09:41AM "It sounds like the pilot was taking too much risk, -- PhotoHokieNC 01/27/2020 09:04AM I stand my my initial assessment. He shouldn't have been trying to... -- EDGEMAN 01/27/2020 12:02PM Could the weather have changed on him? Or can it be different in one -- Stork 01/27/2020 2:38PM The problem with the weather is that it was there when he took off -- EDGEMAN 01/27/2020 3:56PM Police said weather conditions were below minimum requirements -- capitals1 01/27/2020 09:13AM This. LAPD wasn't flying and they fly in pretty much everything. -- SDHokie 01/27/2020 12:06PM True. I wonder if the hold he had for 15 minutes was the period in which -- PhotoHokieNC 01/27/2020 09:21AM It was below VFR mins before his initial takeoff, because he filed... -- EDGEMAN 01/27/2020 11:58AM Since the local sheriff spokesman said they'd grounded their helicopters -- PhotoHokieNC 01/27/2020 12:20PM Have a feeling it was IFR before sunrise, thus the pilot filed a Special V -- EDGEMAN 01/27/2020 1:01PM Listening to the audio on the youtube Fr8Dog posted, I wonder why -- PhotoHokieNC 01/27/2020 1:05PM They were waiting for. Plane the went missed approach at a Burbank and -- B777Fr8Dog 01/27/2020 6:30PM I recommend any time you need to fly to get photographs... -- EDGEMAN 01/27/2020 1:11PM
