Originally Posted by Humpmedumpme
Not sure, but some greeny would probably take you to court for wilful damage to the environment if you decided to use a Halon extinguisher to fight a fire.
Basically, no matter what a pilot does, in the current legal environment they'll get their arse sued for something.
Isn't it about time that organisations like IFALPA, BALPA, any other associations and federations, you name it.... took the EU organisation involved to court, on charges of "wilfully endangering human life" and "misuse of public funds" (for having started the study in the first place, doing the usual empire building, and lining their pockets)?
Other issues such as "gross incompetence" and "wilfully misleading the public" unfortunately are not actionable quite as easily in court.
As a sop to the "greenies", it can then also be pointed out in court, that the "carbon footprint" of any alternative to Halon will be far greater than the effect of the minute amount of Halon released into the atmosphere each year.
CJ