Dust to Dust . . .

How about a 3 ft piece of 4" PVC. Maybe you could spray paint it black to
keep it from looking cheap. Cap one end and pour the ashes in there before
takeoff. Once your ready to spread them, push the pipe out the window and
dump.

dunno.


"tony roberts" wrote in message
news:nospam-A53B13.21060101122003@shawnews...
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.


--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Almost Instrument
Cessna 172H C-GICE

tony roberts wrote:

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

Saw it done at Kupper airport once. They took a piece of PVC pipe about 4" or
so in diameter and about 18" or so long and sealed one end with duct tape. IIRC,
they had a small plastic bag to cover the top. They placed the ashes inside and
taped the pipe to the right wing strut where it could be easily reached by a
man leaning out the window. The retaining strap on the window was removed so
that the window could be opened completely.

As the plane cruised by the drop point, a passenger leaned out the window and
pulled the duct tape loose. It seemed to me that he had a little trouble with
it. You could get fancier and cap the pipe end with screw-in inspection plugs.

George Patterson
Some people think they hear a call to the priesthood when what they really
hear is a tiny voice whispering "It's indoor work with no heavy lifting".

There was an article about this in AOPA Pilot a couple years ago. The
airplane was a Cherokee, with the small window, so I don't know how well the
procedure would work in a 172 with the larger hinged window.

Go buy a large oil funnel with a long, flexible spout. Also get a large
sponge (or more than one--enough to fill the window opening). Cut off the
pointy tip at the end of the spout. Repackage the remains into something
easy to pour from.

Fit the sponge into the window. With two people in the airplane, take off.
Close all the vents. While one person flies at a comfortable slow-flight
speed, the other works the spout of the funnel past the sponge (maybe have a
spare sponge?). Open the vents. This should create a suction through the
funnel. Pour the remains into the funnel.

As I stated once before, I'm not a ghoul. This showed up at a time when my
mother was very sick and her wishes are to have her ashes scattered by air.

Dave Reinhart


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.

--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Almost Instrument
Cessna 172H C-GICE

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.

Others have posted ways to do this.

Take a pair of eye protection goggles with you. I recomend the ones
you find for use in chemistry classes that are completley sealed.

You don't wany any of the ashes to blow back in your face.

-tim
http://web.abnormal.com

"Tim Hogard" wrote in message
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tony roberts ) wrote:

Others have posted ways to do this.

Take a pair of eye protection goggles with you. I recomend the
ones
you find for use in chemistry classes that are completley sealed.

You don't wany any of the ashes to blow back in your face.


If doing this to finally get rid of a not so loved one - always on
your case - and the ashes did blow back in your face, that person
would always be up you nose, for the rest of your life.:-)
--
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Cheers,
Jonathan Lowe.
/
don't bother me with insignificiant nonsence such as spelling,
I don't care if it spelt properly
/
Sometimes I fly and sometimes I just dream about it.
:-)


-tim
http://web.abnormal.com

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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.

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.

tony roberts wrote in message news:nospam-A53B13.21060101122003@shawnews...
Has anyone ever disposed of cremated remains from a light plane?
How did you do it? All suggestions/ideas gratefully received.

I found this link:
http://www.trailsendaerialdispersion.com/index.html

Has anyone tried one of these?