There didn’t need to be any pressure. He was reprimanded for doing it twice before. He might have been an excellent pilot but he was obviously cocky.
He should have also had the sense to refuse to do it for his own life if not for the life of the others. It was a kid’s basketball tournament not an emergency. The pressure to get there was not that great.
I get you but you know how it goes with celebrities in America. Especially an MVP celebrity like Kobe.
Could have easily been upper management saying we'll replace you if you don't fly him
Could have been self pressure from the pilot himself on some "this is Kobe Bryant I'm an not missing this chance no matter how foggy"
Or unfortunately it could have been Kobe flexing his celebrity muscle.
Who knows, but I'm interested in seeing the thought process before. We may never know. Poor choice to fly but RIP to all of them