http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770
Some direct quotes from this thread chaps.
However Internet forums used by helicopter pilots have suggested the windy weather was a factor, and some who claimed to know Mr Spencer said he was an inexperienced pilot and had only just taken delivery of the aircraft.
Strong winds had buffeted much of the north of England on Friday, and although they had begun to die down, conditions were still blustery.
One, calling himself Nigel H, wrote: "Gazelle just delivered today. Sounds like he couldn't resist having a play later on. I would not have been up there today."
Another, "Antarctic Chap", commented: "The landing site at Rudding is difficult even on a good day due to trees on the approach.
"With the winds as high as they have been today it would have been tricky to say the least. If only they could have waited until tomorrow to enjoy their new machine in hopefully lesser wind speeds."
Others claimed Mr Spencer only had 46 hours' flying experience in helicopters, although one said the businessman had flown the Gazelle to Denmark and back with a more experienced pilot. Neither staff at Country Baskets' headquarters in Ardsley East, near Leeds, nor the couple's fellow director, Stephen Wood, were prepared to comment.