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Whilst I agree with the sentiment of continually checking whether what we do is still valid, just because something is decades-old does not imply irrelevance. I would argue that, given the rapid increase in reliability of aircraft engines, that an emergency briefing is more relevant today than it was decades ago where a pilot could reasonably expect to have an engine failure (or other system malfunction) at least a few times in a career. Perhaps I'm biased watching Juan Brown talk about different Loss of Control events around the industry, but it does seem that we have moved away from teaching many of the fundamentals that kept pilots safe for decades, simply because the instructors have never experienced a situation themselves.
A good point about improved engine reliability but there are very few jet or diesel engined C152s or PA 28s at flying schools! There are however a lot of pilots who still do not seem to understand fuel drains, carburettor icing and the requirement to manage fuel to keep the engine running! Of course It would also help if these vintage trainers actually had serviceable and reliable fuel gauges.
You mention LOC, so looking at BPFs take off briefing for his Cessna 172, can you point out which parts covers possible LOC (I) including it’s mitigation and recovery? After all, it was a take off emergency brief.