With all due respect
Thanks for all your input Chuck.
But with all due respect I disagree with some of your arguments.
You're obviously a very experienced pilot but you're in a different ballgame than what I'm talking about.
I mean nobody can prepare you for a broken throttle at Vr on a gravel strip at (or over) MTOW.
You did what you felt was right and lived.
All respect a great display of airmanship.
But the original thread was about the TRAINING environment where we try to train (low time) students to survive the more common of failures.
You cannot expect somebody with maybe a 100hrs TT to perform on the same level as you.
You can only do your best to get them as good as they can get within the limited timeframe you have as an instructor.
I'm talking general aviation level here.
You cannot train for all emergencies, you can only pass on some of your knowledge, eventually they have to develop the airmanship on their own, essentially similar to training for PPL.
As a freshly minted pilot (hell, you were a student only yesterday)
you need to understand your limitations and act accordingly.
As you gain more experience your limitations grow with you.
And maybe somtime you have to make a live or die decision.
Most make it some don't, we read about them.
Comments welcome.....