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Old 2nd June 2013 | 01:03
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Originally Posted by Jetblu

The C310, C421, BE58 and KA200 are a doddle and will happily climb away at blue line.
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I can't say I agree at all that any of the above will climb "happily" away. The C 421 has a published single engine rate of climb of 305 feet/min. That means if you lose the engine right after takeoff you are going to need at least 7 miles to climb to a thousand feet AGL circuit altitude, and that is the best case scenario.

A low altitude engine failure in any piston twin is a desperate emergency.
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