The first rule, Mr Noise, is as you know to fly the aeroplane. The second is to intend to walk away from the wreckage. The third is to find farmhouse/pub, depending on whether you need tea or whisky, which largely depends on the time of day of the unfortunate demise of the propulsive system, and the extent of the wreckage.
It's good to discuss these potential failures, because sooner or later one of us will have one.
(QDM, some of your points echo my own thoughts, and I do not have 2500 hours in an Hoster. Ever tried to glide a Globe Swift? Much like a Viking.)