So my student has total engine failure and lands in a field today.

[Tired Soul]

Im my humble opinion the ..." carb heat hot, mixture rich, throttle idle.." is just a setup for disaster.
That combined with a shove-the-throttle kinda student is perfect for a rich-cut.
I have the mixture leaned when we do this sort of thing and I will initiate the go-around with the throttle, student gets to keep the flight controls.
Nothing exciting ever happened after I started doing it this way. Have had my share of put-putting engines at low altitude passing over the field.

 

[Metro752]

I just lOld, the name of a Playboy Playmate was edited out.

Carmella Decesares

 

[Flip]

I was good experience for her but of course only because she is ok.

Sex and flying don't mix well.

 

[navigator72]

are her initials M A?

 

[freighthumper]

This kind of thing just shows how careful you need to be when simulating these things. A student in NY died(instructor still in hostpital) last month when practicing this.

I wouldnt ever simulate this kind of thing unless I was confident that the plane could actually be landed if the the engine failed to power up again.

It makes you wonder how many unintentional emergency landings have been made due to practicing them.

 

[WestHouston]

are her initials M A?

Nope.

 

[WestHouston]

I just lOld, the name of a Playboy Playmate was edited out.

Carmella Decesares

Who is that? She doesn't work with me... I think.

 

[stlflyguy]

Too cool...the student got it out of the way.

I used to work for a small place years ago and had a previous student have the engine in his rental 172 seize up. He looked to the left, there was a small strip, he glided, landed, stopped on the end of the runway and all was well.

The ink on his temporary airman's certificate was no older than five flight hours old.

I told him, "Hey, people wait all their careers for this sort of thing. You got it out of the way!"

stlflyguy