Interesting article regarding air safety and the responsibilities of airfield operators (unlicensed) since the publication of the 'NEW' CAP 642.

However speaking with the CAA they have no knowledge of a 'NEW' publication, the current CAP 642 not having been updated since 2006.

I downloaded this ...

One of the reasons bandied around by the authorities to justify Mode S is to make life harder for the terrorist (is it me or is that an excuse being used by the authorities for everything nowadays?)

Problem is the CAA publish the 'unique' identifier code for every G registered aircraft and Mode S ...

Agreed.. calorific value may have been a red herring... nevertheless just to throw a burning torch into the Avgas/Mogas energy debate Avgas liberates 46 megajoules per kilo during combustion versus 45.8 megajoules per litre for Mogas.

Thus for any particular burning aircraft the wreckage would ...

If you have ever seen the alloy wheels on a burnt out car that will confirm that aluminium won't stand up to the fire. They generally end up as large 'pools' on the floor, and quite often the alloy engine block follows suit.

Also 'alloy' wheels are an alloy of aluminium and when you add an ...

Sandy,

Thanks for the link, interesting but still nothing definitive has come out of the threads.

I would also correct Brian Hopes reply in that discussion when he states that stainless steel has never been specified as the material... Brian please check one of your organisations documents TL1.06 ...

Just considering an LAA Aircraft ID plate but as the requirement is for a fireproof plate (and when I studied engineering, aluminium, while not exactly flammable had a low melting point) I assume that I will still need a stainless steel plate in addition?

If so, just what is the point of the LAA ...