The helicopter was not carrying a black box, cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorder, officials said, although investigators did recover an iPad with ForeFlight, an app pilots use to log flight plans and weather briefings. AdvertisementBryant, 41, who lived in Newport Beach, had made the flight to the Camarillo Airport many times. The company said he was “our chief pilot” and had been with Island Express for 10 years, logging more than 8,000 flight hours. Officials remove a body from the wreckage in Calabasas on Sunday where Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine killed in a helicopter crash. But pilots can be reluctant to call off a flight, Deetz said, especially with a VIP client.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 28, 2020 12:02 UTC