OK- this kind of ties in to the 18 meter gliders need their own records and class thread.

One of our (former) pilots at Moriarty was known for running down his batteries, because they were connected to his radio and PTT switch. I mean, this guy's Tail Letters should have been "TMI." Everything he saw, experienced or imagined went out on 123.3. One day he blasted out. "I just had a DISASTER in my cockpit! My catheter just popped off, and now I got pee all over everything!"

Naturally, everybody in radio range was having catheter problems as we laughed our asses off.

A couple of hours later, I found myself getting a bit low, but with a bailout runway (barely) in reach. Our intrepid urine-soaked hero pulled into my weak-ass 200 fpm bugfart a few hundred feet below me. It finally got to about 400 fpm and we climbed to 10,000 MSL (3,800 AGL). I keyed the mic and said, "Another circle and I'll be ready to head home."

He replied, "Ha! With these 18 meter tips, I can already make it back.. Easy!"

I said, "Lucky you. You got 18 meters. But my catheter doesn't fall off."