ORIGINAL: CGRetired
Moreso than if you just overrun the runway. Any maneuver that brings the throttle to idle, for instance a hammerhead or stall turn, you bring the throttle to idle just before you perform the hammerhead, then leave it there for a few moments. Also, in a loop, at the top of the loop, we normally go to idle or close to it. Any time the aircraft is actually poing down, we reduce the throttle, sometimes to idle, and a loss of engine at that point can be a problem.
All the reason to practice your emergency procedures.. what to do in case of a dead-stick.... well, land of course, but getting it to a point where you can land safely is the practice part. And, of course, losing an engine is the object of that drill.
Having a good idling engine is a good thing and is all part of the setup and pre-flight. You start it up, then check the idle, then check the transition, then the HS mixture, and so on.
CGr.
i know we (or most of us) use idle more than that, just an example.
i had a guy at my field yesterday that flew like that, w/ a puny .15 engine but boy did that thing hall butt
funny thing is he put a gallon fuel jug (empty one) in the runway and was going to try to hit it on his landing aproch. he gave up after like 15 tries, since his plane didnt have landing gear he had to restart the motor every time. you shoulda seen his face and everyones reaction when i nailed it first time. aahhh the fun of being in a club.