The journey took just 15 minutes by helicopter, compared to at least two hours by car during rush hour.
The journey took just 15 minutes by helicopter, compared to at least two hours by car during rush hour.
Police, firefighters, news channels and tourists: helicopters are a constant buzz in the Los Angeles skies, but only a few wealthy people like Kobe Bryant could afford to use them on a daily basis. The expensive, rapid option is restricted to a handful of businessmen and celebrities — including the late basketball legend — seeking to avoid the Californian city’s notoriously clogged roads.
“Renting a machine like (Bryant’s Sikorsky S-76) is about $4,000 an hour, the pilot is earning at least $100,000 a year,” Philippe Lesourd, a helicopter pilot and instructor who has been flying in the state for 29 years, told AFP. “It’s not within anyone’s reach.”
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