Engine Failure in Cruise - Inflight Decision Making
Just wanted to see what the pros opinion would be given the situation.
Aircraft in cruise
Heavy(ish) twin, Chieftain, 402/404 or something similar.
In IMC by day.
Aircraft is controllable and maintains SE service ceiling after engine feathered and other actions done.
Your options
A...return to base which is 100ft above minums for an NDB approach so you would need to do the NDB letdown almost to mimumums.
B...another airport is 40nm away similar distance but VMC but no facitites.
My instinct would be for option B, get clear of cloud and then make an approach in VMC, but with the added $$ of being at an off base airport.
Or
Would some chief pilots expect you to go plan A and you would get chewed out for doing plan B.
Talking about real happenings rather than a ME Training scanerio.
Thoughts anyone?