Shy/ Stuck one quick question re flight over London... would a pilot deem it prudent to reduce airspeed as WX deteriorates.. on is in a helo after all and airspeeds of 30/40 knots are possible as opposed to say a 100kts AS.. From my infrequent flights down H4 to Battersea as a pax I know airspeeds are kept 'reasonable' (in a Jetbox) to expedite arrival time, these however were in clear weather predominantly rather than marginal...
are you implying that Peter Barnes was at an airspeed 'too fast' for the conditions?
what airspeed was he progressing at ? what were the condtions he was experiencing at the time ? what would you feel was an appropriate speed less than the craft was progressing at and in relation to the actual condition he was expereincing [airspeed] -10, -15, -20, -25?