Takeoff time was 15.30 not 16.30 and it was really making the best of a bad situation. They are both ok if a little embarrased, but as the Wing Co. said, they were both remarkably calm in what had the potential to be a really, really bad day.
They weren't lost, but running from the bad wx and high ground. So the story is a bit mis-leading.
A pain in the a*se however.....