Have flown both (including B55 and earlier C310 models) and have to agree with pretty much all of the above comments.
My preference is for the Baron (especially the B55D & E
) but it was my initial multi-engine and still enjoy that kick in the back it gives you when you put the throttles up.
The C310 with VG does give you a bit more load (VG on the Baron only gives you better Vs and VMCA - not load) but the downside of the C310 is that bleedin' awful fuel system. I understand that it caught out a notorious CASA FOI on a trip from Cairns to the Torres Strait once.
The other drawback with the C310 is loading anyone who is not really mobile. The climb up the steps can be an ordeal for some.
