Who owns honister slate mine

The helicopter impacted terrain and the accident was not survivable. Mountain rescue teams found the wrecked helicopter about m from Honister Slate Mine. Seeing that Gazelle helicopter as a little boy sparked his imagination in flying. I'd say not many.. What a lovely man! It was getting late and everyone had left for home except one man who I now know was Mark. He brought me and my wife in to a large roaring fire and made us a cup of tea. It was very welcome and appreciated.

I watched the program on TV and was gutted to hear of his death. All he wanted was to bring joy to others and the zip wire was part of that as was the 'via ferrata' he created. As for the planning department, perhaps they should be looking after museums where everything is thousands of years old and they don't have to cope with change!

Just watched the documentary about Mark and his plans for the zip-wire. What a great man!! Not some corporate faceless bloke wanting to rock up and put a huge monstrosity onto the Lakes but a genuine, local man with vision and passion.

I despair at the objections of English nature. The Via-ferrata was no more than a foot path and the zip wire didnt even touch the ground, except at 2 points in its m length. A sad loss. The lakes will continue to be a museum for caravaners and high street hikers!

Just watched the repeat of the prog on BBC4, he had an idea that was good, but heavily flawed, I doubt he could have got the Insurance cover for it to be viable, obviously should have paid attention to his own capabilities in flying the helicopter at night, and with poor maintenance, the only good thing to come out of this tragedy is that neither his partner or his children were in the helicopter. Yes, bigger balls that cost him his life and much distress to people who loved and cared for him.

OK we call sit back and suggest he should have done things differently, and sure, he may have been misguided as to the serviceability, of the Gazelle, commonly called the Jaguar of the skies due it's incredible performance and perhaps his flying ability in certain conditions.

I have flown commercially for some 30 years, and I 'shiver' at some of the maintenance issues, I would NOT have flown in it, if I was aware of the maintenance history BUT he did, such was his incredible outlook on life. To perhaps you and I, not flying in it was the only reasonable thing to do, but I wonder if Messes John Alcock and Aurther Brown were told before they set off on their trans-Atlantic flight, they really should no do that its a tad dangerous?

Perhaps a little simplistic, but you get my point. I have never witnessed so much 'political' mumbo-jumbo in my life!!!! I was glued to the screen last night, my only regret, I did not meet him. The world I am sure is missing one incredible guy, but his legacy lives on, long may that be supported. I have family in Cumbria and visited honister mines last year. What an amazing place to visit. A spokeswoman for Cumbria police said: "At Sadly, at The pilot was found dead in the helicopter at the scene.

However, it is believed to be local man Mark Weir. His family have been informed and will be supported by trained family liaison officers. Fire and rescue crews attended and the Civil Aviation Authority team from Swanwick has been deployed who will lead the air crash investigation.

A spokesman for Honister slate mine said the attraction's 30 staff were bereft and totally devastated by the loss of their leader, who was a fully trained and experienced pilot and "would never take any risks".

He loved questioning authority but won many doubters over through sheer force of his personality. Keswick falls silent as crowds gather on Remembrance Day 1 day ago.

Next Post. Welcome Back! Login to your account below. Forgotten Password? Retrieve your password Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. It added that it was "not possible to determine the mechanism by which control was lost or disorientation occurred". Mr Weir bought the mine site in the s. Following his death tributes were paid by Cumbria tourist chiefs. His partner of 27 years, Jan Wilkinson, said Mr Weir was known to many as a "hard-nosed" businessman, but to her he was "compassionate and loving".