input appreciated.
Like many times before, I post pictures in hopes that someone finds something
amiss.
A couple of thoughts:
First and foremost!
There is probably not one single best location for a fire extinguisher.
My consideration for the top of the console was first and foremost my ability to
escape a burning aircraft as well as saving my passengers from flames during egress. The scenario would be an engine fire not a smoking panel, extremely unlikely to need a fire extinguisher but rather the turning off of power to the panel.
If it is a brake fire then I can get to mine and back out in 10 seconds. I can also grab my gallon of water out of the baggage compartment.
Standing next to the wheel pants and reaching over the fuel tank during a brake fire is probably not something I would do. For this scenario a baggage mounted fire extinguisher would be preferable, I think.
In the event of a sudden impact, the fire extinguisher is likely to slide through the rings of the mount, and end up against the firewall or under your feet... Closer to the engine, and harder to reach.
I suppose that could happen but it was precisely machined to fit the fire extinguisher and in fact the clamps are screwed on tight and stay on the extinguisher when disconnected from the mount with a
one pin pull.
I suppose a couple of those smaller foam extinguishers could be added for different contingencies and I may just do that.
Like many other things on an airplane, installing fire extinguishers is a compromise that should have high priority and my priority is saving passengers from flames not saving the airplane.
Although this post sounds a bit argumentative I would appreciate an opinion on my flawed thinking.