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I cringe at the thought!

Dominic V. Crain
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On 29/04/2013, at 3:05 PM, "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.
>=20
> 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).
>=20
> 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!
>=20
> Dan Schaefer
> Early 235 -  N235SP. First flight 1993 and still going strong.=20
>=20
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>=20