Aztec down at CYFD

[Lurch]

though I admit it is a
pain to manually pump up the gear when the left engine fails.

Most of the later models have hydraulic pumps on both engines so that you don't have to manually pump the gear.

Considering how hard taxing an Aztec is single engine I'd never even try taking off single engine.

Lurch

[Unit 969]

Good point. As everyone knows, compliance with the
regulations is the most important thing in aviation - it
doesn't matter if you crash.

AFAIK there is no regulation that says you cannot take
off a twin with one engine shut down. So, this guy was
obeying all regulations, therefore he must have been
conducting a safe flight, and it was merely "bad luck"
that he crashed.

http://www.tc.gc.ca/civilaviation/regse ... a507sd.htm

8. Standard Operating Conditions - One-engine-inoperative Ferry-flight

Standardised aircraft operating conditions to be endorsed on individual flight permits or validations of a foreign flight authority with respect to the ferry-flight of a three or four engine aircraft with one-engine-inoperative are as follows:

Well its almost covered.