Do a search in the rec.aviation newsgroups archive. It's been discussed
before, but it's been quite a while. I believe the tube and funnel method
worked pretty well. I would think you'd want the tube long enough to get
below the horizontal stab. I guess that ask can be pretty gritty and you
don't want it in your hinges. A little duct tape and tubing and you're good.

mike regish

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tony roberts wrote:

I appear to have volunteered for a task I know nothing about.
My friend who owns a Cherokee was approached by a neighbour who advised
him that his father was dying and has asked that his ashes be scattered
from an aircraft over a rural area near where I live. My friend
volunteered, then thought that a high wing may do the job better, and
asked me if I would do it in my 172 - in a weak moment I agreed.

Throwing the sealed bag out of the window is an appealing option for its
simplicity, but I doubt that next of kin or persons on terra firma would
agree.

An open bag, thrown out of the window may or may not empty on its way
down - not reliable enough. Also I don't want the dear departed to hit
the horizontal stab and take us with him.

Tipping the contents of the bag out of the window would, I suspect,
result in the contents siphoning back into the cockpit.

A tube hanging out of the window, with a funnel at the top? That may
create a venturi effect and cleanly suck the ashes out of the plane.

Has anyone ever disposed of cremated remains from a light plane?
How did you do it? All suggestions/ideas gratefully received.

The best method I have seen was using a plane with an STC'd camera port in
the floor. In this case it was a C-182. Some plumbing was constructed to
make a tight fit over the port, and at the appropriate time a simple valve
was opened. I believe Avweb or one of the similar publications had an
article about this subject.