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That is ridiculous - you wouldn't carry the weight around for that power level for such a short flight segment need. If you are averaging 35% power you have WAY to big an engine in your plane!!

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Electric motors are very cheap and light for a given power output, especially for forced air cooling, so oversizing them doesn't impact the cost or weight too much.

They might use that fact to oversize them giving better redundancy (eg. one can fail during takeoff and it not be an issue).

In aviation where every kilogram matters and where you can put more batteries instead of an over-sized engine, that logic does not work. There is zero redundancy from oversizing the engine.

I think they meant that you can have engine-out during takeoff in a twin-prop, as long as you can steer against the prop's torque. It also gives you much steeper climbs, which is highly beneficial, particularly in some mountainous regions.

> particularly in some mountainous regions.

Yep. I lived in Truckee for awhile, and the local airport there is notorious for pilots making "unexpected landings" into the mountainside right after takeoff because they didn't climb fast enough.

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