Agree re silent instructors being evil. Flying along back home then all of a sudden the pull the throttle - 'engine failure'... Got it at about 300' the other day when taking off!
Went back out to the area yesterday to practice steep turns, but there was way to much traffic and being in unrestricted airspace I decided to pull the pin a little early. Good sight seeing day, but thats not what I am out there for at the moment.