Jon A. wrote:

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 01:24:31 GMT, Don Tuite
wrote:

The subject comes up on the rec.aviation groups from time to time.
It'd be worth your while to google the newsgroup for it. Jim Weir has
the most carefully thought out approach. It involves removing an
inspection plate on the belly of his 182 and opening up the floor.

Don

Not recommended for human ashes. Electronic ashes may be different.
The tube method is probably the best. Duct tape a 1" tube all the way
down the fuse, past the tail. The pressure differential will pull the
ashes out. As Juan says, practice. If you mess up you could be
breathing your cargo for a long time or allow him to literally
sandblast the side of your aircraft. Good luck.

Doesn't sound too smart to have a long rubber tube hanging out in
the slipstream which will happen if the tape get's ripped
off...Be careful with these experiments...an ASW crew on my base
a few years ago screwed up royally when they went out with lots
to tape on ten inch reels but had forgotten to take out an empty
reel to 'get things started' so to speak. One bright bulb said
'no sweat' we'll just dump a reel's tape by feeding the tape out
the General Purpose chute. He stuck a pencil through the reel and
fed it out...until the speed of the spinning reel (at approx the
speed of sound) wore the pencil off, the zinging reel hit the
floor at some God awful RPM, shattered and drove plastic shards
all over his legs. Had to abort the patrol and get him
home...painful and embarrassing...
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-Gord.
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