I learnt about fire last year. Burning some garden waste, I got that aircrew boredom caption and introduced an 'accelerant' (petrol!). Needless to say, it flowed back and left my hand rather badly burned. The fleece that I was wearing was destroyed, but the cotton rugby shirt just got the fleece peeled off it, a wash, and is back in the drawer. Lesson learned about man-made fibres, over natural fibres, but I really didn't need the practical demonstration. A little bit of scarring on my hand, and some restricted movement is my reminder not to be so impatient!
Yes, I am a complete tw@t!
On the subject of the topic....
Lead a hostage rescue in Africa first thing in the morning
Fly back from the beach bar that night and have an electrical fire in the cockpit.
Or....
Flying out of Split and have an engine seize on us. The spare cab then has an engine caption in exactly the same part of sky.
Ok, none of those can come close to comparing with all those above.
Last edited by MG; 11th Aug 2014 at 21:28.