Original Message

'Same type of average helicopter pilot who killed Bryant but thought he was the best ever. If pilots put half as much effort into understanding their trade as Bryant did his, we'd be moron free.'

Helicopter pilot since 1968. There is no such thing as a risk free operation, period.

Kobe Bryant's death crash was an accident. They're called "accidents" because they are unplanned,  unintentional.

And it don't matter a whit if one "understands their trade" or not, even the most expert and proficient pilots have accidents. Those pilots seem to have fewer accidents than your typical helicopter pilot because they avoid, as much as possible, the situations that necessarily involve more risk exposure.