george wrote:
Now hang on. The types of aircraft most of us fly will never have a
'windmilling' prop.
The engine quits the prop stops !
and an idling engine will add to the 'gliding' distance

Nope. Just to add to what Dave said: Let's assume you're flying along and
the engine starts shaking violently because part of you prop 'departed'.
You pull back the throttle and mixture immediately and 'kill' the engine - I
bet the prop will keep turning. Is this bad? Damn right, the engine is
about to shake itself off. So what do you do? Pitch up - get as close to
stall speed as possible to stop the prop - ASAP!!!

If anyone has seen Dave Morss' video from his Reno Race, you'll know what I
mean.

Hilton