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Originally Posted by mplafleur
Think about the hard starting 172. What if you finally did get it going, then on a really long final the engine quit. Too far from the runway to make it, trim for best glide and try to restart.
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The only time I have had an engine quit we killed it intentionally. To get the prop to stop turning I had to nearly stall the plane. That was a Cessna 140 and the owner wanted to see me do a deadstick landing before he would turn me loose with it.
I suspect that the prop was turning fast enough to restart the engine, don't know. I didn't think about trying it until the prop was stopped and I was much closer to the ground.