Thanks for sharing your experience, Dan.  May I ask just where on the landing gear strut you mount your  Venturi... And what kind of cockpit receptacle did you find works?
Also, what size Venturi?

Terrence
LNC2 235/320 N211AL w/ 258 hrs..

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On Apr 29, 2013, at 12:05 AM, "Dan Schaefer" <dfs155@roadrunner.com> wrote:

> Interesting discussion here and, to those of you 235/320 drivers who who haven't reached the "Golden Years" - i.e., not yet gotten nearly as old as me, you're gonna need some kind of relief tube system when you do.
>
> For a time, I used the gel-packs but found that the only way I could be sure I could get gravity assist (peeing downhill) was to unhook the seatbelts, turn on the left side which required getting a leg over the stick and trying to hit the opening in the bag - all the while keeping one hand on the stick so I wouldn't be involved in some interesting aerobatics. In fact, that's the only reason I installed a wing-leveler after some unfortunate mishaps in turbulence (at least my seat covers come out for a trip to the cleaners).
>
> I'm sure there are many solutions but I finally settled on installing a small venturi tube on the left landing gear strut which is only exposed when the gear is down. It's connected via tubing to a container that I can use without turning on my side. Works pretty well though I have to slow down to gear speed to use it. Incidentally, I did test the thing by pouring a container of water into it which went out so fast I'm very careful when I use it. In any case, it sure saves time (and fuel) on a long cross-country, eliminating the biological stops when I still have half of my fuel remaining!
>
> Dan Schaefer
> Early 235 -  N235SP. First flight 1993 and still going strong.
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