Lithium Metal Fire over remote area
Gentlemen,
Consider the following scenario:
You are flying a heavy cargo plane, loaded with lithium metal batteries on the lower cargo hold, and you get a fire warning on that cargo compartment while flying on a remote area (only small airfields or desert/forest) beneath you.
Considering there is not really a way to figure out if the warning is true or false (and if it's true, there are only a couple minutes before you start having critical failures), what would you do?
Would you think it would be wise to ditch without knowing if it's a true fire?
I think for all of us who still carry 9FZ's cargo, it might be a valid concern.