i'll bet he really, really, had to pee really bad!

[KG]

Fossett breaks nonstop solo flight record

By JOHN MILBURN
Associated Press Writer

SALINA, Kan. (AP) -- Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett on Thursday became the first person to fly around the world solo without stopping or refueling - 67 hours and 23,000 miles after taking off in his spindly-looking, experimental jet.

"That was something I wanted to do for a long time, a major ambition," a jubilant Fossett said immediately after emerging from the custom-built GlobalFlyer.

An equally happy Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Atlantic founder who financed the flight, grabbed a bottle of champagne from Fossett, shook it up, and sprayed down his pilot and longtime friend. Fossett then guzzled from the bottle in celebration.

Fossett, 60, already holds the record for flying solo around the globe in a balloon. He failed five times before successfully completing that flight, but needed just one try to make the trip in a plane. This latest adventure gives Fossett yet another aviation record, adding to the many he holds as a balloonist, pilot and sailor.

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[WI_DEM]

1. nah, that's what the jar is for

[Webster Green]

2. Really...

I'm lucky to make the half hour drive to work without looking around the car for a jar or something.

I think its an old age thing.

[CO Liberal]

3. Since Weight Was a Factor....

...I'm sure he was cateterized, and the pee dribbled into the atmosphere.

[KG]

4. fosset's kinda chunky - seem unlikley a few ounces of water was a worry

[edbermac]

5. When the HELL did he sleep? The flight took 67 hours!!

Man, he must have popped a few bennies during that flight...

[KG]

6. weed, whites, and wine!

[trof]

7. It's called a "relief tube" in the trade.

I've used one, and it ain't easy.
Gravity isn't working for you very much because you can't stand up.
Gotta undo the parachute crotch straps, the ones W* didn't which gave him the "pouch". Get at the two-way zipper (up from the bottom or down from the top) on your flight suit. Dig around in your Jockey shorts till you find it. The relief tube is very cold.

But it beats the hell out of drilling around with a full bladder.
They don't call it a "relief" tube for nothing.
aaahhhhhhhhh
;-)