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