On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:18:19 -0800, Dale wrote:

Watch an airplane during a runup with standing water on the surface.
Directly under the prop you'll see a little "mini tornado" of water
being picked up from the surface.

This is why I follow the newsgroups. You never can tell when you'll
pick up some priceless bit of information!

I look forward to my next visit to Alton Bay to see if it happens on
the lake. (Perhaps not, since the runups presumably are all running.)


all the best -- Dan Ford
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