I don't believe this
I cannot believe that a pilot can get a CPL and 400 hours without ever having some EFATO training and practise.
Surely there must be some mistake here. If this is the case then his training is incomplete.
Also, I was in twin engined aircraft many many times when an engine was shut down by using the mixture control for practice and/or testing. Sometimes in the LHS and sometimes in the RHS. On takeoff the shutdown occurred "not below 50 feet,with gear up, not below VMCA plus ten" and was briefed as such at the beginning of the flight. Sometimes it occurred below your decision speed, in which case you stopped.
And the flight would generally conclude with an instrument approach (usually ILS) during which an engine failure would be simulated with the mixture control. An assymetric go around would be required at the minima.
Twin endorsements required a feathered landing.
I'm glad we did those things, because then I knew I could handle such things. And all my blokes (and girls) did too.
Last edited by bushy; 25th Jan 2009 at 01:39.