John's message has triggered a prior question I've had...  What is the best
type of on board fire extinguisher?

My limited understanding is that Halon (and/or Halon substitutes) work by
absorbing/consuming oxygen - which makes them effective at extinguishing
fires.  However, it seems perhaps that isn't something that I'd want to
trigger when I'm still in the (sealed) cabin (since I need the O2 as well).

Thoughts/comments???



-----Original Message-----
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of
Halle, John
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 12:50 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Electrical Fire

On straight-in for my home airport, about two miles out, smoke started
swirling around in the cockpit....