Originally Posted by
Craig Broadbent
Just wondering if anyone has found or knows of a device that can be used to scatter ashes from a plane. Have seen a plane in the US that had a device that ejected ashes out through a hole in the floor but wondering if anyone has anything similar or knows of anything that might work.
I built & tested one for my RV-9A for the ashes of a pilot mate and it was a very successful 'final flight' for him.
The ashes are loaded in with the pod upside down, the door is closed, and the pod bolted to the wing tiedown point. Some HD aluminium tape secured the rear portion to avoid any tendancy to 'weathercock' around the bolt (didn't move an inch though). A thin 2-core cable is duct-taped along the trailing edge of the wing just ahead of the flap, and under the canopy seal to a DPDT momentary switch in the cockpit. At the appropriate time, the switch is pressed, and the bottom hatch lowers vertically, and the airflow catches the remains. Turbulence around the hatch ensures pretty much all of the remains are dropped, and if you are orbiting the area, you can see them as they disperse.
