Originally Posted by
Hueymeister
Doubt it was downwind. That's running out of pedal. I flew UH-1D's at that altitude in the Alps too. The UH 1 has a fairly benign LTE compared to the other aircraft I've flown. That crew were incredibly lucky. I wonder if more modern airframes would have been so forgiving or put up with that level of abuse.
there are two Videos- have a look.
the dust is really blown away - that was for sure a downwind approach.
After recovering he is turning and flying away into wind - which he wouldn‘t have done/needed if the wind was on the nose beforehand