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Birdman,
I'm from Kent, Washington. I've flown into Auburn Municipal (mostly), Crest Airpark, Tacoma General, the Renton airport, San Juan Island, Roche Harbor (fun to land there over the sailboat masts!), Pierce County, Ocean Shores, Wenatchee, an airport near Forks on the Olympic Peninsula and a grass strip near Omak.
I guess I'm desensitized to using a urinal, because I'm a physician. I've either observed or 'heard' patients using urinals in the hospital for years and it just doesn't bother me. Also, my kids used one in the car to extend trips. We'd just rinse it out at a gas station. If you get a device with a cap, it seals the smell in the bottle. Remember, healthy urine is sterile--doesn't carry infections. However, if left to get stagnant, bacteria love it. If you're flying to some distant destination and up at the flight levels, it may take a half-hour of descent and then a 45 minute climb-out just to use the bathroom. That diversion can cut significantly into a trip and would also be quite costly. But, if you're close to the ground and sightseeing, it wouldn't matter anyway. When your bladder is about to rupture and you have a urinal handy, witnesses don't matter. I'd recommend covering up the operation, though, and put the cap on quick. An aircraft cabin is not very big and the smell would travel fast.
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DJSchaut
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