Light twin with good SE performance

[TSevs]

Zeke. .Thanks for the info, we are looking at an aircraft with Aircon, and we are considering a turboprop, its just the running costs that are against the torbo prop, and I'm not sure what the smallest turbprops are, were looking at an instrument /commercial trainer. It souns that the Beech Baron 56TC as suggested by A and C may be worth looking into.. .Thanks everyone

[refplus20]

A light twin is just that ... light on power twin engine aircraft. If you need two engines to produce adequate performance, then when one quits, there is not much going in your favour. You will have less than half of your normal horsepower available to you. Add to that passengers, fuel and 40C temperatures .... not a very encouraging scenario. Remember the Piper Navajo off Long Island Sound that could not maintain level flight on one donk and had to ditch near JFK? I have flown C of A airtests where the aircraft would barely meet the single . .engine climb criteria. The advice I gave to students after they passed their multi rating was that in the event of an engine failure after take-off, close the throttle on the other engine and make an EFATO. Chances are you'll walk away from it.

[Tinstaafl]

Q. Why do light twins have two engines?

A. Because they need both of them.

[Chuck Ellsworth]

Well, Tinstaafl:

Some years ago I flew a Turbo Commander 690B for a local company, now there was one light twin that sure did perform, even on one engine.

But you are right, to really perform the damn thing did need both of them. <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

.................. . The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no.