Originally Posted by
irish seaplane
I own the Twin Com in both those afors and plane check links posted by other users. I would like to try another twin type, maybe a 337G or something really undervalued by the untrained eye. If the Twin Com sells it sells. If not I'll keep it and fly it. I cannot loose. Its worth multiples of the asking price in parts even in a worst case scenario.
I like the 337 but there are a few gotchas.
The rear engine is difficult and expensive to maintain and it has a habit of overheating and stopping during taxi. This is nasty because the noise difference is not noticeable in the cockpit and several unfortunates have unknowingly tried to take off on the front only -BAD NEWS.
Many airfields ban them due to the noise they make so this could limit your destination options.
Centreline thrust was a great idea but sadly the noise problem is inherent in the design.