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Old 18th Jul 2012, 09:37
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Katamarino
 
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You have an electrical fire in the cockpit...

As your first action, do you:

- Declare an emergency?
- Turn off the master switch?


My initial instict was to immediately turn off the master. However, I then thought that maybe you want to send a mayday as this is a serious problem, and this may be your only chance to communicate; once the master is off, you don't want to turn it on again...does this warrant a change in "Aviate, Navigate, Communicate"?

I discounted option 3, "Turn off the fuel valve", as just making a bad situation worse.
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