Originally Posted by
mrzog2138
For starters, with a loss of the battery you lose all fire protection. A pilot I respect once told me, if it says Land at Nearest Airport you are probably an emergency.
That's exactly right! Remember the days when pilots had to "build the airplane" to get a type rating? Nowadays, aircraft systems knowledge is lacking so when a QRH says, "Land at Nearest Suitable Airport", there is a reason for that!