Soooooo, how does the iceman see to fly while laying belly down on the floor?

Don't know... I never leave my seat....Like I said ,,, I don't have that problem...I also wouldn't recommend this north of Los Angeles in winter..I used to go out the passenger window while flying but I didn't like the stains on the side of the Maule...and it was rather uncomfortable for passengers.

Portage Creek wrote:Soooooo, how does the iceman see to fly while laying belly down on the floor?

He doesn't need to see that is why he is called the"ICEMAN".

Portage Creek wrote:Soooooo, how does the iceman see to fly while laying belly down on the floor?

. You going to take that, Iceman?

I let mine dangle out the bottom, too. While I'm relieving myself, oil from the breather tube is lubing the unit up and then I'm good to rub one out. I know, TMI!

See now this is the kind of thing "Flywriter" should be picking up on...She wastes her time on mindless questions when she could be writing about more important topics....

iceman wrote:Well I for one don't have this problem.... I have a hole in the floor.. I just whip it out, let it dangle out the hole and go... I only do this in the air and not when landing so as to avoid scrapes and cuts....

Do you fly one of the original Wright flyers?

there are only two types of pilots,, Those of us who fly Maules and those who wished they did....

58Skylane wrote:

Portage Creek wrote:Soooooo, how does the iceman see to fly while laying belly down on the floor?

. You going to take that, Iceman?

I let mine dangle out the bottom, too. While I'm relieving myself, oil from the breather tube is lubing the unit up and then I'm good to rub one out. I know, TMI!

Ok the oil out the breather would definitely solve the north of Los Angeles question...Warm and slippery is better than frozen..

iceman wrote:there are only two types of pilots,, Those of us who fly Maules and those who wished they did....

The reason I asked if you flew one of the original Wright Flyers is that Orville and Wilbur laid on their stomachs to fly that aeroplane.

I got it I got it, You lesser guys just don't understand or appreciate the tribulations us real men undergo during the course of our lives.....

iceman wrote:I got it I got it, You lesser guys just don't understand or appreciate the tribulations us real men undergo during the course of our lives.....

AMEN! to that my brother.... from the 1940's to the 2000's, that is before AC & TV to Recycling & Global Warming and they want us to be tolerant ,](*,)

Soooo, IceMan,

Does your Maul do floats. Somehow, I can imagine some interesting trolling.

I don't like to stick out my neck and dangle at the same time.

Thanks for the pass. I'll keep it. There could be a next time.

GR

When i went to pick up my plane down in TX I had several legs that were about 4-5 hours each back to WA. And the one from Scott City, Kansas to Pinedale, WY (KPNA) was great at frist. I made sure i didn't drink a soda while at lunch and used the restroom right before jumping in and getting underway. I generally have a pretty good blatter when it comes to flying but I was stupid and decided to drink a mountain dew...slowly over the entire flight time. Well I thought that would do the job and I wouldn't have to pee till I arrived. Well over CO wasn't bad but once I got to WY it got really turbulent and well slowly the pain of needing to go got worse. It was like every bump made it worse. Well it finally got a little better until I started my decent. It hit me and I had to go sooo bad!! But I focused on slowing the plane because just as my bladder was wanting to give it got really rough and I had to slow below VA...which only extended the time till I would land. Thankfully I had baught a big pitcher to pee in "just in case!" Well smart me I put the dam thing back behind the seat so I couldn't reach it! So I decided that id best just suck it up and land. I just focused on finding the runway and landing quickly. I touched down got off the runway and ran into the FBO but I couldn't find the bathroom or anyone around I didn't know what to do and I was in such great pain I just found a building and...watered the sage brush. By God I will never drink a mountain dew before a flight!


Another one i've learned to hold the number 2 for up to 28 hours (number 1 anytime is fine!) if needed. No it may not be good but this is more so for when im at work on the C-17. The toilet is an emergency use only because its just not the cleanest toilet you could have. Especially when you have 80+ troops that think its fun to pee around the rim and on the floor. I've used it in flight 3 times in 3 years. I want to keep my number low!!

There I was...

About 15 years ago I was working as a deputy sheriff in Northern California. A work buddy of mine was shopping for a new car, using our credit union to find the best wholesale deal around and set it all up. It all worked out, and in a very short time found the right car for him down in Lancaster, which was about 12 hours driving time away.

I got the proverbial, "Can you fly me down there?" phone call and of course said, "You pay for gas and breakfast" and we'll be good to go. So, on a cold and foggy October morning we launched off from KSTS in the Comanche 260 I had at the time and climbed into the crud. About an hour into the trip we broke out of the gray, and for the rest of the flight had a smooth, sunny flight down the valley, over the rocks, and into the desert.

I hung around while my buddy did the deal with the car dealer, and once he was set, we headed back to the airport for breakfast. I had more than a few cups of coffee, and at the time thought this probably wasn't the wisest thing to do, but what the hell, it's only two hours back home.

I filed, gassed up, and off in the air I went, opening a very simple IFR flight plan for the trip home. All was well until about Concord. The fog wasn't lifting at KSTS and approaches were now stacked up about ten deep. It was also about this time that I was noticing that all those cups of coffee were making things rather uncomfortable.

I had some choices to make. Ask approach for the LDA into Concord so I could pee, or keep mushing on towards STS and hope for the best with the bladder situation. Mush on I did, and I joined the happy crowd making turns in the clouds above Santa Rosa.

By this time bladder situation was critical. I had probably an hour to go before it was my turn for the approach, and about 15 microseconds left of bladder control. Of course I had no sic sacks in the airplane, no one every flew with me that got airsick. Peeing in my pants or on the floor of my airplane sounded pretty damn good at that instant, but wasn't going to happen. So that left only one choice...

My beloved ceramic extra large Mickey Mouse coffee mug that I had had since I was a kid. Still full of now cold coffee. My microseconds of control were fast approaching the spurt in the pants stage, so cold coffee got chugged as fast as I could, seat belt off, pants undone, skivvies dropped and aim into the cup and let loose.

Was working like a charm, relief that felt so good. Then the engine quit.

I was feeding off the right tip tank, and knew time wise I was getting close to empty, but got distracted with the hold and pee issue.

So there I sat. IFR conditions, dead engine with the prop windmilling. My pants down around my knees. And my dick in my hand. All I could do was just sit there and laugh out loud. What would the investigators make of this accident scene? They'd be scratching their heads for years.

First things first... I finished peeing, switched tanks and got the engine making noise again, then pulled up my pants, and proceeded to work my way back home.

Like the guy said above, probably more airplanes wreck from full bladders than anything else.

Gump

The red plastic "range extender" has saved the day many times.

Why fly in pain, guys? Just land. Plenty of nice little airports most places.

The most fun part of long trips are those unplanned stops!

Works fine until you're flying a plane load of paying passengers in a small Cessna or Piper on a scheduled trip. Tell the right front passenger to "Hold the wheel?"

Believe me, I've been tempted.

Gump

When I fly alone I have a bottle that the hospital gave me after a stay. It is a wide mouthed one with a fitting top. It also has a handle. One day I really needed it and it had gotten put way in the back of the 182 in the hat rack. I couldn't get to it. All I could find was a empty water bottle in the glove box on the panel. I used my pocket knife and cut the top out of it. After I relieved myself I opened the window and let it go. I was way out in the wide open spaces so I wasn't worried about anyone on the ground. It is difficult to fly when you really have to go.

iceman wrote:Well I for one don't have this problem.... I have a hole in the floor.. I just whip it out, let it dangle out the hole and go... I only do this in the air and not when landing so as to avoid scrapes and cuts....

You hear about the three BCAH guys standing in a row, pissin' into a creek? The first one sez "man, that water is cold!". The second one sez "yeah, it's deep too!". the third one sez "Don't cut yourself, there's some broken glass layin' on the bottom!".

GumpAir wrote:...
So there I sat. IFR conditions, dead engine with the prop windmilling. My pants down around my knees. And my dick in my hand. All I could do was just sit there and laugh out loud. What would the investigators make of this accident scene? They'd be scratching their heads for years. ...

Gump

That sounds awfully similar to what one of the local seasoned cub pilots told me once. He said if you find yourself about to crash in the mountains, drop your pants and try to sit on the stick.

How will that help? I asked.

It won't. Said he. But it will sure make them feds scratch their heads.

Sorry for the thread creep. We now return you to your urine discussion.