re: Flying in Twin Engine Cessna

Second one gets you to the crash site.

an under powered twin can be dangerous

Many years back, I worked for Baxter Labs in Mt Home, Ark. I traveled back and forth to Chicago (home office) a lot. The trip required a 2 hour flight from Midway, AR. to Memphis on Arkansas Traveler (A very small flight service). Most of the time we flew in a single engine Piper Comanche. Over my years in Mt. Home I probably flew 50 or 60 trips with those folks. Once in Memphis, we got on a real plane for the Memphis to Chicago portion of the trip.

One night in Memphis, the plane was absolutely full (t of us and the pilot). He weighed each of us on a bathroom scale, then weighed our luggage. He pulled four of the suitcases to one side and said, "Either the four who own these or your suitcases can fly tonight. It is your decision."

Flying the route across northern Arkansas at night when there were thunderstorms was always interesting. He had radar and you could see the rain. Then lightning would strike and you could see the clouds. He would look at the radar, point at a void between yellow and red rain patterns and say, "We are going this way tonight."