Originally Posted by
jimf671
We don't know from this video whether this was his first approach to the location. If it was his first approach then perhaps being close to an edge beyond which there were unexplored air conditions was not a good plan.
Well the dustball at the end, highlights the "backlash rotor" quite nicely at the landing spot, no question as to the relative winds. Makes we wonder if the ol Coanda effect was a little disturbed by the windward upflow of the face.
Brain must have been screaming "mechanical" to miss the chance to dump into wind down the valley.