I have known this pilot for 20 years, he was a friend, I am not a pilot but find this thread very interesting, I suppose it is the wanting to known what could of gone wrong.
Reply 180 states he was at 2700ft between 1227 and 1253 wouldn't that put him IMC if he was IMC at 2300ft?
If so then it was not an 'inadvertent' IMC more a MSA issue ??
Would that not be a "off course" issue, looking at the google earth map it looks like the last major hill to cover before water ?
Just so Ive said it, I do not understand 6 family members, snowdonia then water with adverse weather - just doesn't compute with the man that I knew