Mxsmanic wrote:

by the way, that's one of the things that MS FS gets
wrong with the light twins: with a long enough runway you
can takeoff with only one engine...

Why can't you do this in real life?

for one thing you won't be able to taxi, except in
circles; then even if you could line up with the
runway, you won't be able to keep the thing straight,
because the wheels will be able to counteract
the aymetry, and the control surfaces won't be
producing enough aerodynamic force to keep the
thing straight; even if you do loose the engine
once already going, you won't be able to control
the aircraft if you are below Vmc; and even if you
go that fast, you will be unlikely to be able to
climb (which helps when the intent is to get
airborne); the Baron in MS FS has none of these
problems, and is thus not very realistic...

--Sylvain