I never saw any runways we could have glided to if needed
How many did you see on the ocean crossing?
and did wonder how far above stalling we were, and if we would have been safer with more speed and more flaps
We commercial pilots like to live life within a knot of our lives.
and the engines apparently set on flight idle all the time. we always traded height for airspeed
Next time I'll consider a descent with cruise power set so as to ensure I am well above stalling speed.
Regards
Exeng