Those who flew with Ara Zobayan, believed to be the pilot in Kobe Bryant crash, recall him as a skilled pilot with passion for flying

Location is not provided. (Group 3 Aviation via AP) Zobayan, 50, of Huntington Beach, has been identified in numerous reports as the pilot of the helicopter that crashed in Calabasas on Sunday, Jan. 26, in which nine people, including Zobayan and Laker great Kobe Bryant, died. Zobayan went to Group 3 Aviation in 1998 for flying lessons ...