Before I first started the engine on G-MLSY I thought it would be a good idea to have a fire extinguisher on hand inside the cabin just in case. So I picked a small one up from a local Lidl store and mounted it in the luggage area behind the passenger. I really didn’t think much more about it but in November 2019 I saw an article in the LAA magazine that alerted me of the issues of discharging a normal domestic powder unit in an aircraft cabin or under an engine cowl. That got me thinking about the amount of damage it would cause, regardless of whether it extinguished the fire or not and I knew I had to replace it with a ‘non destructive’ unit.

I decided to buy the type mentioned in the article. It cost £178 which includes postage. The company operates from Rochester Airport so you can pick one up from them and save the postage. It arrived a few days later by courier. You can purchase them from http://www.avi-ex.co.uk