having deadsticked a malibu and being an assistant rated gliding instructor i can assure you that the principles are the same but the malibu is not the a/c to let the speed bleed away especially when trying to dangle the washing - we dropped the gear at 4000 3 miles from t/down and nearly didnt make it due to the amount we had lower to maintain a descent approach path, Flaps lowered on very short finals with under 1/4 mile to run - luckily got away with it though. :-)
