I would agree - you won't ever change the opinion of your checker, do as he wants you to, make up your mind and prepare your own plan and brief it to the guy next to you during actual flying. Sure, you really might want the other engine to run as well for the intial climb - depends on the circumstances of course - thats your decision as PIC. I remember my one of my first flight instructors preaching to us "Where there's fire, there's power"
I believe he was thinking of an F104 though
