"Mike Rapoport" wrote

While it is possible for an
airplane to crash into a ridge while flying upwind because of a wave, I
don't think that I have ever heard of it happening.

I never saw anyone say anything about upwind or downwind in this thread, did
you?

While downdrafts due to thermals are a possibility, I can't imagine anyone
flying close enough to a ridge to not be able to get away from it's
"clutches", and flying into a ridge because of them. Flying early is
important for comfort, but beyond that, I don't see the relevance. All that
is left is wave activity, it seemed to me.

Or I could be wrong, then "nevermind."
--
Jim in NC