Twin Engine Tip.

I flew my twin engine, Kadet Sr today, without assistance from one of the “old Pros.”
Did I know what I was doing? Not a clue!
Both engines, ( I bashed a kit ) were set at 2 ½ degrees outboard. ( wild guess )

Flight was without incident. Lost one engine after about 15 minutes. No problems.
If not for a loss of power, and change in noise, I may not have known it was dead.

The real lesson was taxi on the ground. I ran it back an forth on the runway, first with one engine, and then the other. One side was almost normal. The other took full rudder just to keep the plane in a straight line. Would recommend this test, for anything twin you are not sure off. If nothing else- it will give you an idea of what to expect when one dies. I’m going to put more throw into the rudder.

Engine RPM synch. Found this to be a non factor - EXCEPT at idle! Make sure that both engines are well broken in, and will idle without quitting. Middle to top RPM, out of synch could easily be handled with trim on the flight surfaces. If one dies on a landing approach you may find yourself with a hand full --

Have fun!

LEM