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gkey, you may be correct, but let's talk specifics here.
It is an unusual design in comparison to conventional twins and as it happens, a very safe design because there are no asymmetric problems. This may confuse folks at times, but lose an engine in a conventional twin loaded on a warm day and unless you are on your game, you may find your hands pretty full, with the remaining engine just getting you to the scene of the accident faster.
It is a very well built aircraft with fewer AD's and actual "in use" problems than many other planes out there. Cessna built enough of them and they had to be good to become O-2's virtually straight off the production line.
Some folks say it is expensive to maintain, which in my experience is not the case if you have a shop that knows them or can be trained. In truth, some things are a pretty tight fit, and the plane can have complex systems, but it is not unmanageable. I am in the same ball park costs for maintenance as my friends with Seneca's and the like are.
That said, if you buy one that has not been looked after, you may be biting off a big project. A decent example that has been looked after will give you years of good safe flying for reasonable costs - you get what you pay for.
They are a potentially complex plane if you are stepping up from anything less than a C172, but not overly so. If you are going from a C182 or bigger, it is very straight forward. This is an aircraft in the P series that has a lot of complex systems to learn and understand, but not much more than say a P210.
In summary and I think most owners would agree, it is a delight to fly, has great performance, long legs and carries a really good load. Would I fly something else, yes, maybe, but the 337 is a great plane and a lot of fun for the money - unbeatable in many resepects.
My two cents worth - Dave
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