Cloud suck The telltale signs for a pilot climbing in the thermal under a "sucking" cloud are (1) lift strengthening, (2) lift getting smoother, and (3) widening of the thermal. Paraglider pilots have reported being unable to descend in strong cloud suck, even after bringing their canopies into deep spiral, which would normally result in a rapid vertical descent. Cloud suck is especially dangerous for paraglider pilots, whose maximum speed is less than 30 knots, because storm clouds (Cumulonimbus) can expand and develop rapidly over a large area with accompanying large areas of strong lift. On 14 February 2007 while practising for
Cloud dragon Cloud dragon The cloud dragon, also known as the Draco Cumulus Welkin, is a type of dragon in the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. The cloud dragon first appeared in the first edition "Monster Manual II" (1983). The cloud dragon appeared in second edition for the Greyhawk setting in the "Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix" (1990), and is reprinted in the "Monstrous Manual" (1993). A cloud dragon is a neutrally aligned dragon which can take a gaseous form at will, and can exhale a powerful blast of air. The cloud dragon appeared under the "dragon" heading in the "Tome of