We just need the pilot to black out when the A/C lights on fire, or a few seconds afterwords.
Assuming its a front engine A/C, how many cheesy holly wood ww2 movies have we seen where pilots would burn to death in the cockpits. Heck you show me anyone who's hands/neck/face/chest/arms/legs/and feet are being burned while holding onto the stick and navigating his aircraft.(If you forget how badly burns hurt, take a lighter and hold you finger over it till a blister forms.) Sure a rough and brave man could handle such pain for what,5..10 seconds, before the last thing on his mind is beating through the glass to get out, assuming the cockpit windows jammed.
A fire behind the cockpit is a different story, and probably a much slower death.Not to mention sucking oil fire smoke in a sealed cockpit, the fumes,smoke,oil,fire,HEAT.
How fire takes oxygen away, thus causing you to pass out.
What about how fire effect airflow over any given area of the A/C?
Yeah joe pilot adding this all up, lets go for that next kill.
FIRE.... BAD..... FIRE BAD!!Sorry for the rant. :|