Alot of the twin horror stories are just that. I have seen a twin take off and just as the plane rotated from the ground, it lost an engine. The plane became difficult to turn with the ailerons but a combination of aileron and rudder and the plane was able to get to altitude and land without incidance. I have discovered is that you need two very reliable engines and those engines need to be synched RPM wise as close as possible both at the high end as well as the low end. You also need to be able to use aileron and rudder in tandem just in case. Twins are more work to set up and to prep at the field, but they are so worth it. Good Luck, Dave