[crote]

But as they already said: unjustifiable hubris to assume it can't happen to you.

Humans make mistakes all. the. time., and you're a human. It is pretty much guaranteed that you are making the exact same kind of mistakes in your day-to-day life. It just doesn't kill you because a broken car merely leaves you stranded and a broken pipe in your home merely causes some financial damage.

Do the same with flying and you'll crash so you'll die. In my opinion private planes should be treated like they are actively trying to kill you, and it is only a matter of time before you will become complacent and make a mistake.

[wolvoleo]

It's not hubris, it's planning for contingencies and being strict on safety. This is what is often forgotten. Realising that it can happen to you and knowing what to do then is the key.

It does not give you 100% guarantees but nothing does.

[cpncrunch]

Most of the time it's the decisions that kill, rather than pure mistakes. It's possible to mitigate that risk. Good decisions (such as using checklists) can also mitigate some of the mistakes.

Of course when you're dealing with a light twin with geared turbocharged engines, there are additional risks from mechanical failures (such as engine fires), as well as mistakes that can happen when addressing an engine failure (shutting down the wrong engine, getting too slow and doing a Vmc roll, etc).

To be honest I would never fly in any light twin other than a Seminole (which I did my multi rating in).