Lost One Yesterday

On Mar 6, 6:33 am, "Ash Wyllie" wrote:
James Sleeman opined

On Mar 6, 2:42 pm, Orval Fairbairn wrote:
We lost a friend yesterday in a Baron C55. He lost the left engine on
takeoff, apparently stalled, went inverted and lawn darted into the
Let it serve as a reminder to all pilots, especially the twin jockeys,
to practice those engine outs.

During take off, it is best to think of a light twin as a very expensive, and
unreliable single. If an engine stops, land straight ahead.

-ash
Cthulhu in 2007!
Why wait for nature?

Ash,

That is pretty much my take on light twins. If you lost an engine on
takeoff at low altitude you are better off chopping both throttles and
landing it. Only turbine twins typically have enough power to climb
out on a single engine without having to operate near VMC.

Dean