Engine Failure at 2,000 FeetERA25LA200

You're in a 1964 Cessna 172E, left seat, under the hood for simulated instrument.

A second instrument-rated pilot sits beside you as safety pilot.

This one isn't quite the 172 you know: manual flaps, bubble windows, and a fuel selector whose placard reads differently.

You flew it once, three or four months ago, and briefed the selector before start — set to Both.

You depart North Perry about 5:33 PM, VMC, and level at 2,000 feet, 2,400 RPM.

You run south over the Keys with a strong tailwind, then turn back north toward Naples.

Near Homestead you spot smoke to the east and start a left 360 to fall in behind another airplane.

Partway through the turn, the engine goes quiet.

You level out. The tach reads below 1,000 RPM.

It's a carbureted engine, so carburetor ice is possible — and the selector is where you set it before start.

You have altitude, a little time, and a second pilot beside you.

Do you work the restart the way the checklist reads — or question the fuel selector on this unfamiliar placard first?