RE: How to save twin if one engine stops?
I have learned from the guys flying big planes (ziroli's) that is it not about gyros. That is a lot of expensive electronics to put in a plane. Will it help - YES. Will it solve the problem - No. The bottom line is airspeed and thrust differential is the key.
I crashed a P38 a few weeks ago that was the Twinsync test bed because of pilot error. It throttled back the plane and I was given a clear signal that I was on one engine. I tried to be a hero and bring in and land it (as I have done before with applause on landings). It was two turns away and on one engine with a lot of rudder being held in and I and snap rolled it 30' from the end of the runway after the second turn because I let it get too slow and the cross coupling (rud and ailer) was too much.
The best advise I have is to find a place to land and keep the wings level if you have a twin with only one engine runnning. There are exceptions but it depends on the airframe, wing loading, and power.
The technical details will dictate how a twin will fly with one engine. P-38s are the worst (if an engine quits forget about throttling up the good engine unless you are 90 deg away from the runway and have plenty of speed and keep the nose down). DC-3's/P47's are the best (Don't worry about an engine out but keep the airspeed up).
That is why the TwinSync has so many programming options (and why I created it - for a couple of wyle planes that I had rather go dead stik than have full throttle on one engine). It is not about saving the plane or making things difficult for the builder, it is to let you make the decission about what to do next. A gyro will not help if your airspeed is low. The key to flying twins on one engine is airspeed and knowing when you are flying on one engine. I have been flying twin combat planes for year and the rule is if one quits idle the other and treat it like a deadstick. The Twinsync does that for you but gives you the option of throttling up. --- but pilot beware - not always the best option. If there are several planes in the air you can not hear an engine quit. Rather you just snap roll un expetedly. That doesn't happen with the TwinSync. The snap roll becomes a dead stick and then it is up to the pilot what to do next.
Bill