Paul I always loose the argument over 2 versus 4 strokes on the grounds of sound and thats fine but where the big advantage becomes evident is when tuning and setting up the engines for multis the fellows tends to be more experianced with the two strokes and the two strokes are far more obvious durning tunning as to what is needed, especially if pinch tuning is used.

If this is your first multi using an unfamiliar type of engine is a big mistake, this contributes to the high rate of failure with first mults.

OK I am off the 2/4 thing and I apolligize for seeming to be argumenitive, its not intended that way.


What I do want to address is what you outlined above for the steps during an engine loss. You left out one of the most important things and that is the use of the rudder.

First order of business is to identify, next is rudder into the good engine (not aileron this is what always kills the airplane) Then power adjustment as needed.

What kills multis is failure to uss that rudder instead of the aileron. Because the rudder must be held in there while the good engine is producing power actually you will be using opposite aileron.

John