Shirl:
What I meant was that no one should take comfort that "the odds of a
real engine out are quite small" or use that as justification for never
practicing the engine-out drill, because even small odds mean that they
happen to *someone*.

Mxsmanic wrote:
If the odds were small enough, practicing the drill might be more dangerous
than not practicing the drill, at least if it were carried out in a real
aircraft.

The odds are NOT small enough that practicing the drill is more
dangerous than not practicing it -- there are, no doubt, many who have
not experienced it, but it is said that is isn't "if" you'll have one,
it is "when". Just happened to a guy at our airport after 30 years of
flying, with only 700 hours on the engine. No guarantees, no matter how
anyone thinks they're doing all the "right" things with regard to engine
care and use. And If that were the case (practicing being more dangerous
than not), it would be removed from the curriculum, ala spin training
that is now spin "awareness" training.