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Old September 16th 09, 05:35 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Andy[_1_]
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Default Towpilot fatality in Oregon

On Sep 14, 3:18*pm, Ian wrote:
When we were rolling I noticed the dusty
moving across the airfield towards our runway.


Faced with the same situation again would you chose to release?
Arizona has stong summer thermals many of which produce dust devils.
It's not uncommon to delay a launch rather than fly into the path of
one at very low altitude.

Andy