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Well, we've debated this topic forever here. I've owned several singles--including a pressurized 210--and a Beech 58P pressurized. There are people who will swear that you never need that extra engine out there, whatever the circumstances, and there are those that will tell you that you are crazy if you don't have that extra engine. I owned a Mooney M20K that had been flown over the north Atlantic with an accessory gas tank four times without an incident, and I flew it over the Rockies, day and night, without any incidents. I prefer the twin--if not for the safety, but for the increased payload and performance characteristics it brings. If you exercise caution, maintain the aircraft, and always have an escape plan, it would be the rare occurrence that you crash and burn in a single. This is especially true if you observe that cardinal rule of flight--altitude, altitude, altitude. I flew my P-210 for two hours through snow at night, only to see the runway on final approach. I flew it over the Rocky Mountains all the time, mostly at night, and I've flow it in instrument conditions many times. There is no end to this debate, and you will find as many people who swear by singles as you do who swear by twins. The sales of the new single-engine turboprops are skyrocketing, because of the performance and decreased cost of operation. Turboprops, too, can fail on take off. Not long ago, the Oklahome basketball team all died when a King-Air crashed in inclement weather in Colorado. So, the debate continues.........
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