Originally Posted by
OvertHawk
Looks like they were perhaps making a ( poor) attempt at a ‘ cushion creep’ and failed to attain translational lift before their cushion disappeared? . Not examined the video that closely - is there any indication of where the wind was coming from?
I was just about to post exactly that OH
Often pilots forget that the maximum power required during that transition is just before you reach ETL and are battling through the roll-up vortex.