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However, the CAA have stated that they would take a pragmatic view about prosecution under such circumstances.
I'll let you chance it!
As an attendee at a meeting held by the CAA regarding Rule 5 and EFATOs some years ago, this was not the case!
The CAA legal department made the point that as an EFATO (single engine) involved closing the throttle; the aircraft was then not capable of continuing the take off and as it was a simulated emergency, there was no intention of landing therefore: the exemption to Rule 5 did not cover this case. The same applies to a PFL. Their view was not in any way pragmatic!
The FCL view was that EFATOs and PFLs were an essential part of training and should be conducted bearing in mind the above. Height is not limited to 500 feet AGL so long as there are no people, vehicles, vessels, structures etc within that distance. As has already been said, its all about not appearing to threaten or annoy people.