Inadvertent deployment of one reverser during takeoff was a common SimuFlite sim training exercise and the source of much fun
Same with Flight Safety. I was flying in the sim one day with another pilot and in the takeoff briefing he 'ordered' me that if anything happened after V-1, not to say a word until we reached 500 AGL. He had a bit of an attitude.
Not one to be happy being ordered by someone with much less experience, I never the less agreed. Just so happened that the sim instructor heard this 'order'.
So the very next takeoff, you guessed it, the right thrust reverser deployed. He managed to keep it airborne and we were staggering along at about 50 AGL, not picking any airspeed nor climbing.
So finally the guy in the left seat said, "Well I guess
we lost an engine, but why won't it climb?"
I shot back, "If we make it to 500 feet I'll tell you."
The rest of the sim lessons were much more friendly. And no more orders given.
I'm one real brave SOB in a simulator, in an actual aircraft, not so much.
