In addition, week 1 of helicopter flying - “If the weather deteriorates we will go down, slow down, turn around and finally land” there is no hover-taxi until we can clear the inconvenient weather. This is how people have died. The JHC FOB and MAA are crystal clear on the rules, of which DSF have to abide.
Yes, they went down, slowed down, were constrained by terrain and weather so turning round or landing were not viable and more unsafe than continuing!
DB you are clutching at straws with your arguments, have related several accidents which have no bearing on this video and lowered yourself to name calling - isn't it time you acknowledged that your outrage level doesn't match the 'crime' of which you think this crew are guilty?
And this
I want an explanation as to why the cream of the British Army is wazzing along a public road in fog
is inaccurate, sensationalist and rather pathetic coming from an ex-military aviator - where do you see wazzing (low level, high speed flight for the uninitiated, often for showboating or personal gain)in that video FFS? - they are carefully hovertaxying!
height's Good - when did you last do the Flying Sups or Flying Auth course? I have done them both in very recent history and these guys have done nothing wrong except got caught out in poor weather.