Pilot Relief Tube

[Esser]

Not that anyone advertises this, but has anyone rigged anything up? Used a venturi? Tips and tricks?

I have no shame in saying I plan on installing one haha. I jsut have two criteria. No stains, and no icing.

[Esser]

Haha might streak a bit. I was thinking of running it into the exhaust to create a negative pressure that ejects 6" below the fuselage and is hopefully evaporated by the high heat. Insert a valve so there are no fumes.

[rv9ralph]

Funny story.. I went to a concert at a County Fair to hear Roy Clark. Surprised that to introduce him his buddy Chuck Yeager walked on stage. Roy told a story about when Gen. Yeager took him for a ride in the back of a P-51. Roy had to use the relief tube. To shorten the story, yellow ice was involved.

[n85ae]

Gatorade bottles, and a lot of caution trying to keep the plane under
control and not get wet pants ... That's what I use. I have often though
about the venturi idea. It isn't far fetched, the Grumman E-2C's I worked
on in the navy had a system for exactly that. With a relief tube at the pilot/copilot seats.

The Gatorade bottle system works better in summer than winter, since
here near Chicago means multiple layers of clothes, which complicates
things ...

Jeff

[Paul Z]

I don't know , living in Texas and flying this 110 degree summer days, maybe the guy that T J knows in the Jeep may have the right idea!
Humm warm water
No never mind dumb statement!

[jiott]

What about the "Travel John" from Sportys? I have some in my fox but have not had the need to use one yet. Its like a zip lock bag but with a highly absorbant get inside; so no problem in case of punctures. Anybody tried these?

[kitfox2009]

Hi guys
After doing bracky therapy for prostate cancer quite a few of my flights would be rather short without some method of relief. Probably quite a few of us old guys can relate to this.
Anyway I installed a relief tube beside the stick. Use a "little john " and for longer flights dump down the tube. Takes some practice but better than the other option! !
So far go problem with smell or stains. Have not used it in freezing conditions.
This thread may go on for a while.
You do what you gotta do
Have fun
Don ..

[HighWing]

I don't know if this will be helpful or not. I have thought about the relief tube for a long time but never quite figured it out.

I had an opportunity not long ago to help a guy who was severely injured in an automobile accident - paralyzed from mid chest down. He uses an external or "condom" catheter. The picture in your mind is the 1000 words. I checked them out on line and they come in various configurations from daily use types to some that have an adhesive attachment for multi-day use. Be aware, though, if you do a search, the next time you are on your favorite sports site, that will be the pop up ad that will greet you.

I think if I wanted to try something like this, I would figure out how to connect it to a tube that ran down the gear leg - ending pointed aft.

[rv9ralph]

Remember... the longer the tube, the slower the flow. Can you say, back pressure!!!.

Paul, you were earlier complaining about auto correct. I read a complaint about it that read: "Auto Correct is my Worst Enema", think about it!

Ralph
KFIII

[n85ae]

I ended up carrying a
coffee can to drop the used bags in. I eventually settled on using Gatorade
bottles instead. Not the easiest to use in flight in a Kitfox, but they work,
and they're cheap.

Jeff