mmckissock
I'm New Here
Just bought a 1.4 lb Halotron fire extinguisher for my newly acquired 9A. Does anyone have any ideas about mounting the extinguisher?
Mine is on flap motor cover between the seats.
I pondered this question for a long time 5 years ago! I wanted a convenient place for my extinguisher yet not mess up the nice clean appearance of my cockpit. Also, I needed it somewhere forward as I am a little tail heavy. I wound up mounting it on my throttle/mixture sub panel bracket. It is out of sight but I can reach down and unclip it and retrieve it without looking at it. But I do have to loosen my shoulder harness to reach it.
Mike,
You might have broken the code for me. I LOVE that approach. Does it impinge upon your or your copilot's legroom, particularly when trying to pull legs back out of the way of rudder pedals?
Also, if you have to lay headfirst down there for maintenance, does it get in the way? I suppose you have to unstrap and remove the bottle.
I copied Mike's approach of putting it under the center of the panel. I was even able to use the same screws that hold Adel clamps securing the engine control cables. I've been upside down under there working many times and only had to remove the extinguisher when I needed to replace one of the engine control cables. I, too, need to keep the weight forward as much as I can.