Expected this to be the typical small private single engine plane. Interesting it was a double engine, I’d expect that to be safer on the options of private plane and not see this.
Twins are safer in theory but with caveats, mostly to do with pilots putting too much trust in that sense of security. A twin with one engine out has serious differential thrust that needs to be managed, and significantly reduced climb rate that can easily catch the pilot off guard. Pilots can get into an unrecoverable situation thinking that they’re still airworthy, whereas in a single when the engine starts sputtering you immediately are looking for a place to put the plane down.
Expected this to be the typical small private single engine plane. Interesting it was a double engine, I’d expect that to be safer on the options of private plane and not see this.
Twins are safer in theory but with caveats, mostly to do with pilots putting too much trust in that sense of security. A twin with one engine out has serious differential thrust that needs to be managed, and significantly reduced climb rate that can easily catch the pilot off guard. Pilots can get into an unrecoverable situation thinking that they’re still airworthy, whereas in a single when the engine starts sputtering you immediately are looking for a place to put the plane down.