PA-23 Aztec

"Jim Burns" wrote
The bottom line is that is gives you more options
when the sh*t hits the fan.

Yup.

I don't want to open a can of worms but before anybody jumps on the "the
second engine is there to fly you to the scene of the accident" band wagon,
I'll just add that successful single engine emergency landings in twin
engine airplanes isn't a statistic that is reported (to my knowledge) so an
accurate comparison between non successful engine out emergency landings and
successful engine out emergency landings wouldn't be possible.

True again. There are no records of my engine failure in the twin;
had I been in a high performance single I assure you there would have
been a record.

The key to flying a twin is the same as flying any other aircraft, be
proficient in all areas of operation. A statistic that I would like to know
is in twin engine prop planes involved in Vmc roll accidents, how many
crashed with the airplane configured incorrectly. Know your airplane, know
it's limitations, know it's procedures, and know what's going to happen
next.

The real question is how many of the people who rolled it over had
recurrent training in the airplane in the past year. Recurrent
training - if you own a twin, it's not optional.

Michael

On 2004-09-15, Michael wrote:
Kevin Brown wrote
Remember the discussion (a couple of years ago) we had about operating
costs and insurance costs of light twins versus equivalent-performance
singles, and how you were arguing (convincingly, I might add) that
the operating costs of a light twin were about the same as those of a
high-performance single? And that insurance rates were about the same
between the two, as were experience requirements?

In light of the above, is that something that has changed over time?
Sounds like it....

Well, something has changed - the insurance market got tighter.

The same friend looked into going the Bonanza route. He had much the
same experience. In fact, the rate I got from Travers on him in the
Twin Comanche was substantially less than the local broker was quoting
him for a Bonanza.

Interesting. Kinda thought as much.

Basically, insurance on anything fast and sleek for the pilot of the
low and slow has become more difficult, and the twins are just caught
up in the general trend.

Hmm...makes me wonder where a Turbo Arrow would fit in this...



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Kevin Brown