Obi,
Well said
Just because the POH states you "can" apply full power the moment the engine will do so without hesitation doesn't mean you should.
I have always wondered how you would know….because you don't know until you try it. Yet another silly statement in POH's.
I think Aussie Bob's concern will be that the checklists may not contain a "check cole flap open" when it was previously done elsewhere in a checklist, and thus the pilot does not check because they do everything by rote and takeoff with them closed.
Not that it will kill anything, and if the alarms are set correctly (which all the certified glass is not) then a timely alert will sound or blink long before it becomes a problem. Of course those with the manufacturer alarm thresholds will just have to rely on noticing or wait till they over temp the engine. But they will know about it at least!
