Originally Posted by sky9
The only reason that a twin hasn't already ditched is because there was an airfield in the Azores within glider range. (OK it wasn't a double engine failure but the result was the same).
There HAS been a ditching of a twin - the 767 off Madagascar?? Of course it was fuel exhaustion precipitated by hijacking. But it could have just as well have been 3 or 4 donks quitting for the same cause.
As I've pointed out before, the incidence of a second engine failure for an UNRELATED cause is measured in decades.
The folks seeking to eliminate all risk from air travel should focus their efforts on more productive pursuits--like the risk of driving from home to the airport.
