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Old 31st Jul 2011, 12:44
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What does a "single" have to do with this?

The stats suggest that most twin piston pilots are flying hardware with poor SE performance and are nowhere near current enough to implement the required very critical procedure with the required haste, and will still crash if they get a total engine stoppage on takeoff.

Thankfully this kind of accident is extremely rare. If it were otherwise, perhaps 50% of GA airfields in Europe would close immediately, with Gertrude's one being one of the first.
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