Fire in the air Fire on board an aircraft is never taken lightly. Air traffic control will arrange for all other traffic to keep clear and the stricken machine will get a bee-line course to land as quickly as possible. Aircraft are equipped with fire fighting equipment of their own, but a major fire in… Continue reading Same time, same place, same level… 5.
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The fire extinguisher – 2 As I said before, the fire extinguishers saw little use, but on the one occasion they were needed, they sure turned into an instrument of calamity. In the old days, before computers became widespread even at airports as small as ours, the message switching center was of the torn-tape type.… Continue reading Same time, same place, same level… 4.
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The fire extinguisher – 1 The fire hazard at an airport is a fact of life one learns to live with very quickly. To overcome complacency, staff are regularly reminded of the need to observe fire prevention precautions and a further, constant reminder is also provided in the form of an abundance of red, hand-held … Continue reading Same time, same place, same level… 3.