Originally Posted by
EXDAC
Yes, you did, but I don't know why. Selection of a touchdown point and using the sight picture to land at that point is a technique that is equally applicable to gliders, airplanes with power, and airplanes after loss of power.
Many post ago you challenged me to a competition. I gave you my results. What were yours?
Did you? You won a spot landing competition. Yep, I've done that too. Everything working, just not allowed to use it. Dead sticked the cub, prop stopped, from time to time for fun. Ditto the Magni M14, and quite a lot of gliders into fields.
We do our spot landings from the overhead, but from downwind works too. Like I said, it's not the same. I had a for real progressive engine failure in a C172, flying a hold with a student. Didn't actually stop until we were on the ground. It's still harder than doing it for fun, but like I said, there's always someone who knows better.