fire
Last nite I was starting my plane , the hose blew off of the electric fuel pump and some how fuel must of gotten inside the electrics and before you knew it everything went up in flames. the field box started on fire, and the fuel pump wouldn't stop pumping the fuel. The battery melted and the transmiter melted also . A all purpose fire extingisher didn't touch it. I told my daughter to run away in case the fuel can would explode, it didn't thank God, the can was almost full when i started (15% glow fuel)I ran a got the garden hose and started to flooded everything with water, and with that I finally put out the fire. This all happened in about 3-4 mins., the can was completely empty when the fire was put out. The fuel pump, and eveything that had plastic on it and everything else inside the fieldbox was a total lost. But when the fire first started, I grabbed the plane and saved it. But what I did noticed is that one of the forward wheels melted on the plane. So now when I go to purchase new equipment I will get a hand crank fuel pump and my fuel can will not be attached to the field box. Also I would like to warn every one not to try starting a plane in the garage, house, shop, or basement. Should keep a fire extingrisher handy at all times. Thanks for reading this thread. Anyone else have this experience?