Robinson R44 Cockpit fire in flight (what if..)
I have just done my LPC and as always when flying with a more experienced pilot, very much enjoyed the nuggets of knowledge passed onto me, in this case from the examiner. One of the discussions we had was how best to deal with a major electrical fire in the cockpit when solo at relatively high level (say, 7000ft AGL). The two main elements of this conversation were; how to get the aircraft onto the ground as rapidly as possible and; is it possible to successfully tackle the fire using the fire extinguisher on the way down. The discussion included comparing Vne min power decent against autorotation and the necessity to take a deep breath before discharging the extinguisher! I thought it was an interesting brain strainer and that I would throw it out to the forum for comments on the subject!