One time driving through southwest Texas I saw a dust devil traveling
across the ground and it looked like the timing would be that it would
cross the road the same time I went buy. A dust devil, that cannot be
much and this will be fun. I was surprised how much energy is in a dust
devil. I wouldn't go near one in a plane.


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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI


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When he regained control we were at 1500 ft.

Whoa! A "clear air tornado"?

Quite a story. (If it was April 1st, I wouldn't have believed it!)

It sounds like to me that it was a giant dust-devil, caused by a very
strong
thermal. I have seen them pick up enough dirt that they looked like a
tornado. I say a video taken at a baseball game, and one at a campground,
that had good sized tents blowing around and around, and other large
things
blowing, too.

That is my best guess, as to what he was talking about.
--
Jim in NC



That us exactly as I would describe it. Not something you want to fly to
close to especially in an R22.