ORIGINAL: DavidR
One of the big "crisis" points that everyone keeps harping on is the incidence of fire upon crash of a turbine model. At EVERY event I attended last year their are provisions for fire fighting on hand. Several of the events had the local fire department on hand, and almost all had at the very least water pack fire extinguishers and four wheelers ready for rapid response.
Take a look at the following pictures from Ozark Mtn Jet event (Sullevian Mo) last Sept. I was there for 3 days and those fire trucks arrives an hour before the beginning of the event and are the last to leave. Though not mandated or required by AMA but another good example of proactive safety items that the jet community brings into play to help mitigate any fire issues associated with flying turbines.
Regards
Ben
AMA 9119.
