The second engine is very handy, and I like the in-line aspect, at
least in this case.

One interesting thing about this emergency--my autopilot wouldn't work
after the electrical failure, so I had to pump the gear down and fly
the plane at the same time. When the gear came out, the increased drag
caused a loss of airspeed, and I dropped below "blue line" for a short
while. That's not really a problem in the 337, but if I had been in a
conventional light twin, that might have been disastrous. I found it
hard to manually fly the plane, holding course, altitude, airspeed, etc
and bend over and pump the gear down at the same time.

three-eight-hotel wrote:
Glad to hear you were able to land safely! That second engine sure can
come in handy, in a pinch, ehhh?

Best Regards,
Todd