Matt Whiting wrote:
buttman wrote:

You admit that a practice engine failure on takeoff is perfectly safe
when done by closing the throttle. The only difference between pulling
the throttle instead of the gas valve means you have power if you need
it. With a wide and long runway 50 feet below you, what would you need
the power for?

When the maintenance truck drives onto the runway ahead of you by
mistake. When the (deer, moose, etc.) runs onto the runway ahead of
you. I can probably think of others, but these two have happened to me
personally.

I think these situations have happened to many people. The airports I
fly out of have a lot of deer (and groundhogs) that like to play on the
runway. They also have other airplanes and from time to time someone
who isn't paying attention does something stupid. I'm not trying to win
the "stupid act of the day" award, so I think I'll stick to pulling the
throttle instead of the mixture (it's too hard to reach the fuel shutoff
from the right seat of a Piper).

Regardless, I'll be taking my CFI checkride in a couple of weeks. I
don't think I'll mention that procedure. I want to actually pass the
checkride.


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