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What fire extinguisher are you flying with?

What are the thoughts on an extinguisher for in the cockpit? Halon blend etc.?

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Re: What fire extinguisher are you flying with?

I have Halon. You'd be foolish to have a dry chemical, it's worse than nothing.
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Re: What fire extinguisher are you flying with?

Halon blend. Halatron is good too but wasn't easily available to me up here at the time.
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Re: What fire extinguisher are you flying with?

Halon or halon blend...Mine is mounted on the frame of my seat just under the cushion in front. The charge guage is also one of the things I check at each annual.
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Re: What fire extinguisher are you flying with?

I've got the H3R 1.3lb HLN 1211 (HLN A344T) from Chief secured under my pax seat, easy access from the pilot's seat.
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Re: What fire extinguisher are you flying with?

Just a question to all,
Have you or has anyone you know ever used a fire ex. in an air plane while in flight? I know of a few on start up but have never met anyone who has used one in flight! I'm talking one of our 2/4/6 place singles that fly around in the BC.
I have a fire Ex in the Hangar and that is as close as it gets to the airplane.
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Re: What fire extinguisher are you flying with?

I used one on start up at Johnson Creek and glad it wasn't in the hanger. It was out within 15 seconds and did no damage but bubble the paint, about a quarter in size, on the bottom of the cowling. It was a chemical one, and it had no problem putting it out quick.
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