A sober look at 200 flight hours per year.
18 February 2026 · Julian Walder
Honest answer: twin-engine safety costs roughly CHF 80 per flight hour above a modern single. At 200 h/year that's a CHF 16,000 premium.
It pays off where you fly regularly over water, in IMC or at night. For purely fair-weather travel, the DA50 RG usually wins on economics.
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