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    The Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash: Aviation Wrestles With Decades-Old Problem

    The helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others in January has highlighted a decades-old problem in aviation: pilots continuing flights into bad weather rather than landing.
    by Russell Lewis Jun 23, 2020 3 minutes
    Pilot training is some of the most rigorous of all modes of transportation. Elizabeth White (L) practices landings with instructor Megan Brown at the airport in Auburn, Ala.

    The helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant and eight others in January has spurred action by Congress. This month, lawmakers introduced a bill long requested by regulators that would require new safety standards and equipment such as terrain-awareness systems. The pilot in that crash flew into worsening weather conditions and lost control.

    But the proposed legislative fixes won't solve what is a familiar problem in the aviation industry — and

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