I take a heavy-duty garbage sack to the airport with me. I tape the top
edges of the
sack to the engine mount in such a way that there is plastic under every
part of the
filter. When I remove the filter, the oil goes into the sack. I then tear
the sack
loose while keeping the filter above and inside it (but *not* letting the
filter
drop) and lift the sack out.

I'm going to try this method next time.

Even with our Air Wolf remotely (vertically) mounted oil filter, I STILL
make a mess of myself each and every time I change the oil. And I usually
manage to cut myself on the oil filter while opening it for inspection --
even with the special oil filter cutter I bought from Spruce.

This time, with two people, the mess was considerably less, since once I
removed the oil filter (and dropped it into a milk jug that I've cut to the
proper size and shape), Mary was able to immediately duct tape a plastic
beer cup over the oil filter mounting plate, which effectively caught the
inevitable oil that continues to drain.

Of course, as we learned, having two heads working a task is not ALWAYS
better than one...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"