Originally Posted by
patton33
why not just do your engine out scenario over a lightly used uncontrolled airport....
then you keep all the FAR's legal, adds a degree of safety and they can fly their emergency landing all the way to the ground. It's what i do with my students, in fact I don't solo them until they can demonstrate an aborted take off, what to do in an engine failure after take off and that they can fly an engine out landing all the way to the ground.
Thats a good idea... only problem is that here, there arent too many "lightly used" fields... the only other problem I see is that lining yourself up with a runway is much different than lining up with a field that has rivets cut in it, and having to be situationally aware of trees and powerlines and houses.... This is one of those where you CANT really train 100 percent real.... oh well... Still good idea
And sorry for hijacking the thread.... at least the original question was answered....