Glad you made it.
I also had an engine failure in a SE with a complete loss of thrust and I was full throttle for over 45 seconds. They assured me it was carb ice but I didn't bought it, I guess they just said it because they didn't found anything.
I fly twins now. After my first seconds during takeoff that I'm a single (meaning closing throttle and going DOWN to land on runway or in front) until I have enough speed, I can just identify, verify and secure and fly away, go back and land on one engine.
I don't feel good in a single engine. Many guys I know crash landed a Single in a field and survived. Many guys I know landed a twin on one engine without declaring an emergency, since it isn't, it's a procedure. Yours may vary but I prefer the latter.
Last edited by sternone; 29th May 2010 at 09:43.