A few points to note with Ted's crash.
The engine failure wasn't instant therefore Ted initially thought he had partial power available.
That anti retraction poppet was woeful at best.
You had to pull the gear lever out slowly or you'd catch it every time, which is not ideal in an emergency situation of course.
With regards to zero flap.
I remember Ted talking about problems with zero flap takeoff approval from the authorities at the time. Can't for the life of me remember why though.
Something that sticks in my mind was after crashing into half the damn neighborhood, the aircraft is destroyed with the cockpit almost completely torn off. Ted still secured the aircraft IE mags off, fuel off etc. professional to the end.
