As Killaroo said, the most important thing you can do to stabilize your a/c is keep your controls straight in your hands. Step on the down side. If your controls are level, you have the right rudder input. If you're using a bunch of aileron to stay straight, then you're creating a lot of drag which may well be enough to prevent a positive climb.
A couple of posters have mentioned CON thrust. Unless there's been a dramatic change since I flew the old noise maker, you keep t/o thrust until the end of your second segment and until you are cleaned up. Only then do you select CON thrust.
Imagine that your live engine thrust lever is attached to the foot on the same side. When you make thrust adjustments as you fly to your landing runway you will be out of trim again every time you move the thrust. As an example let's say you are beginning to configure from clean. Assume your left engine is shutdown. As you put flap out you have to increase thrust on your right engine. As you make that thrust increase, your right foot pushes in at the same time. If you reduce thrust your foot comes back or reduces pressure a bit. During the flare you may have to step slightly on the dead engine side because you're trimmed for the approach and you don't have time to re-trim in the flare. At all times make sure that you do this enough to keep the stick (roll control) straight in you hands, unless you are turning of course.
Last edited by 5LY; 6th January 2014 at 18:06.