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I agree 100% that training is an importent part flying of flying a twin and most people don't do single engine work nearly enough; in fact I've only flown with 1 owner/operator that was willing to do single engine work during BFR's. But I disagree that a single is safer then a twin during in engine failure. Correct me if I'm wrong in a sigle you have one engine and if it quits your ARE landing somewhere. And that somewhere may not be quite that place you want. In a twin you have two (or more) engines, if one quites and you hold Blue line (MAX GROSS of COURSE) then you have SOME control over where your going to land. The truth is that above the air crafts single engine ABSOLUTE alt Blue line is your best single engine rate of decent. As far as pulling the power back on the good engine, why do that? Like I said if you've trained then you should be able to keep the right side up and the good engine will help you get somewhere. You said that you have high DA and they often time exceed the AC single engine SERVICE ceiling (by the way at that alt your still capable of climbing). Could you plase provide me with the NO engine service ceiling of your C-182? Also if you figure out the math you don't double your chance of an engine failure flying a twin. The same way driving a car isn't less safe then an 18 wheeler b/c it has less tires.
If someone can afford to fly a high performance twin engine aircraft then most likly they can't afford to get hurt/die or do it to anyone else. Those people should train and train single engine ops and they don't do it enough. It's the perverbial Dr in a Bonanza. For what ever they don't think they have to.
I agree that High PA flying in the mountains no less is very demanding on airplane and pilot and shouldn't be done with out some mountain flight training.
God Bless and sorry about the soap box.
[This message has been edited by leardvr (edited 01-05-2002).]
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