You have completely missed the point of a piston multi engine aeroplane below <5700kg. They were never designed nor intended to perform on one engine. The second engine was merely there to give you 'more options' and that philosophy has never changed
Then why is there a rule which says they must? And why must be demonstrate it (with a near empty aircraft) in such things as base checks, MECIR renewals etc.?
Bushy I do agree, GA is a vitally important part of outback Australia. I worked in it for several years so I have first hand experience. However I still think that until we have a government and regulator who understand this and who also understand that the way forward is not with 30-40 year old airframes, it's only going to get worse.
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