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Old 22nd Aug 2011, 14:13
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If I was a nervous flyer I would not have two clapped out engines because one of those is a lot more likely to go bang than a newish one on a single, and when one of the two does go bang, and if it does it on takeoff, then unless you are very current you are going to kill yourself

I don't buy the "I carry a spare engine so it's OK for both to be clapped out" argument, which is put out by a good number of twin engine pilots (I don't mean yourself, necessarily).

If I was a nervous flyer I would have a SE turboprop, which statistically beats any piston twin into the ground. If I wanted a piston twin I would have two immaculately looked after engines on it (and marry a rich woman to pay for the fuel ).
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