ORIGINAL: Pa-18cub150
Gboulton
I guess no one mentioned the extinguisher because it should be part of every ones field equipment all ready.
Good point. I simply consider them far more "necessary" when moving from low to gas. Glow fuel is awfully difficult to ignite, and takes almost apurposefulact to do so. gasoline is, obviously, far morevolatile.
Put another way, "accidents" are a heck of a lot more likely with gas.
One question. Will an extinguisher for gas work with a lipo or is the idea to extinguish the grass around the lipo and let the battery burn its self out? We are getting more and more airplanes with lipo's flying at our location.
Great point.
Any ABC fire extinguisher will suffice for both roles.
FWIW, firefighter friend says you should never try to extinguish the 'collateral" damage....far too much surface area. Always use the extinguisher as designed, aimed at the base of the fire. He went on to say that a bucket of sand wouldn't be a bad idea for any club as well, specifically for extinguishing LiPos.