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From: Hamid Wasti <hwasti@lm50.com>
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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: In Flight Engine Fire Extinguishers
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sky2high@aol.com wrote:
> PS The standard 300 series fuel shutoff is at the aft bottom of the 
> header tank.  For me, operating solo, that would require loosening the 
> shoulder straps, leaning forward and way over to the right to reach 
> the shut off - thus losing all flight visual reference.   The 
> following aerobatic maneuver could be interesting while I must quickly 
> sit up, recover and re-tighten the belts - hoping that the fire will 
> blow itself out.
And if you forget to re-tighten the seat belts, the resulting survivable 
off-airport landing could be fatal.

We lost a very experienced pilot in L-IV accident in Flagstaff AZ, 2001. 
He had an engine failure, removed the shoulder harness to change tanks, 
never put it back on, made a perfect off-airport landing under the 
circumstances, hit his head on the panel and died in what should have 
been a survivable accident.

An emergency plan that requires taking off your seat-belt or shoulder 
harness is not a good plan.

Regards,

Hamid