Originally Posted by
Irish Steve
Thanks for clarifying the suspicion I've had since seeing the more specific videos of the accident.
The wind on Saturday was Easterly. The high ground to the north of the airfield would have contributed to down draught effects, and a tail wind, during the descent from that flight path.
The CFI at Shoreham (also a CAA examiner) with 7000 Hrs experience, warned me over 20 years ago that the high ground could cause some very dramatic effects on the approach to runway 20, and I experienced them myself during training. His warning meant that I was ready for the effect, if he hadn't warned me, the result could have been very different on at least 2 occasions.
I suspect it could also have been a contributory factor on Saturday.
That wind was certainly "fresh" and I think you have a good point there. Higher up the wind effect would just be Easterly ( perhaps why AH chose to roll to the left at the top of the loop manoeuvre ) but in the subsequent descent the wind would become more likely ENE not helping a low level pull out.....?