I really don't understand your thoughts on this stance, Jay.

I know you have said you slowly apply power for takeoffs, but if you did
that at the end of the engine out emergency landing practice, how is that
different than takeoffs?

Whenever we practiced engine-out emergencies, as students, it seemed
we always jammed the throttle full forward when we figured we had the
field made. Of course, we also didn't lean the engine at all, and had
no compunction about running the engine at high RPMs immediately after
start-up.

I don't think there's any reason to NOT apply the throttle slowly
during an engine-out exercise, other than student "panic" as the
ground approached. I'll give it a whirl next time we go up.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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