When I was getting checked on in a Cherokee, the instructor pulled the
power and said that I had lost the engine. After a few long seconds
of looking for an appropriate place he was kind enough to point out a
nice long flat piece of land we had overflown just before he pulled
the power. I made the turn and lined up for a "nice" engine out
landing. As we passed 200 feet I wondered when he was going to say
"go around." As I passed 100 feet, I decided I couldn't keep silent
any longer and asked if I should add power. His response was, "no,
you lost your engine." After doing a touch and go, (he finally
allowed me to "bring the engine back to life", I noticed on the climb
out that the "barn" at the end of the field was actually a hanger.
One of the best "engine out" experiences I have had.

John



My question is, what would you say the lowest appropriate height AGL for
teaching student pilots about off-field emergency landings in, say, a C-152,
given the 500' rule? (We -definately- busted that in the case of the
farmer. The instructor even said so.)

-c
CP-ASEL-IA, CFI student