A true inflight emergency - a tale of true horror! - Page 3

Louise Hose · #21 10-12-2013, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by az_gila

Pack along some one gallon Ziploc bags - they can also be used for the #1 function while flying as well as barfing...

Cavers are quite familiar with this technique (part of our "Carry It Out" ethic) but we also carry aluminum foil to wrap the used bag in....then refer to them as burritos.

No fouled pants and those on the ground won't know any better.

I know the technique works in a Cherokee 180. I've thankfully never been so challenged in the much tighter RV. (I'm dubious that it can be done in the -3.)

wirejock · #22 10-12-2013, 08:24 AM

I'm not laughing at you. I'm laughing with you. As one who is also lactose intolerant, I've been in similar situations. Thankfully not while flying. I'll always remember this thread and plan flights accordingly. Thanks for sharing (pun intended).

DeltaRomeo · #23 10-12-2013, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Darren S

snip.....I wouldn?t call it a greaser ....snip

OK, that is where I started laughing out loud (and cringing).

If Oregon Aero won't recondition the seats just for PR's sake, I'll be the first to pitch in $25 to the 'make those seats like new' fund!!!!!

Is it too soon to throw out 'Blowout' as a possible call sign?

Thanks for sharing. That renewed my faith in humanity <g>.

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TomVal · #24 10-12-2013, 08:53 AM

This is one of those unique stories that should not only be "sticky noted" but the VAF community should put their best rectal humor together and award Darren a call sign.

Many moons ago, during my son's initial F-16 training, where FNG call signs originate, a fellow student had a similar experience. After inhaling a pre-mission burrito, about 30 minutes into the flight, the powers of psychology could not override the powers of physiology, and an explosive event occurred in the cockpit.

This provided the fertile ground for the squadron to award the FNG his first call sign...

SLIVER...Sphincter Loose in Viper Emergency Return

I am certain the VAF squadron could put their anal minds together and award Darren a new "handle".

Rupester · #25 10-12-2013, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevin Horton

...He was solo, IFR, probably at 37,000 ft, when he developed a powerful need to do a #2. He fought it off for as long as he could, but eventually concluded that he had to do something or he was going to soil the seat, and the maintenance folks would be very, very unhappy. He had brought a box lunch along for the long flight, and decided that the box might be useful in his time of need...

One of my good flying buddies has a brother who's a USAF bird colonel ...top notch flyer ... was on both the west coast demo teams for F-15s and F-16s. Had the same kind of "in -flight emergency" in an F-15 one time, after a gluttonous previous night at Mexican restaurant. He looked around and could find only his helmet bag. His description ....much like Kevin's ...of a mid-flight, panic-ridden shedding of a flightsuit, the necessary body contortions, and the ensuing disgust ... is a story I will never forget. Oh the woes of being a fighter pilot with a zen for Mexican food ...