Dave S wrote in message ...
I may be out of the loop but I thought Halon was on the EPA's ****list..

It is and for most instances you can't get the bottles serviced
anymore, but it can be found.



From a cost-effectiveness standpoint, plain old dry chem ABC will work
fine for most of what you will come across. If you have anything that
involves magnesium, you might want a class D (metal) fire extinguishing
agent.

Also helps to have a decent CO2 unit around. I've been at a friend's
hangar when there have been two engine start fires over the years.
The dry chemical unit made a hell of a mess and the user was able to
only put about 10% of it in the area of the fire because of a breeze
blowing. With the CO2, we could get right up on it and snuff it quick
enough that nothing even got scorched.

Clean-up with the dry chem was several hours and required pulling the
engine off and opening it up to make sure there was no internal
damage ( powder went up the intake and the air/oil separator).

Craig C.