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Old 5th Jan 2008, 16:52
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The arrow doesn't have heavy control forces, with a stabilator all-flying tail. The Seneca doesn't either. The Seneca (I, II, or III) is about as benign and easy to fly as any light twin, and has very simple handling characteristics with it's square, hershey bar wing.

The Cessna 337 is okay until one engine fails, when you're sandwiched between to heavy weights and in a cage with one exit and avgas on top. While they don't have assymetrical thrust issues, they have very poor single engine performance, and unless you're flying an upgraded airplane such as a Riley conversion or an airplane with bigger engines, you're going to be drifting down, not climbing, not holding altitude on one engine.
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