Originally Posted by
Tankengine
Maybe why there are so many pilots around that don't seem to know what to do when things go wrong.
Sadly I think you are correct, the majority of new ME Class Rating holders I meet have never seen a feathered prop and did their whole class rating with the instructor closing the throttle to simulate the failure. It's a lot easier for a student to identified the failed engine when they only have one throttle to play with.
I wonder how long before the practice is for the instructor to simulate the failure in flight by shouting "engine failure right engine" without any engine input. After all preparing your student for the dangers of OEI flying is cowboyish behaviour.
It isn't the students fault tho. I think I has a lot to do with the quality of the modern day ME instructor.