Thanks all for your thoughts and detailed replies: interestingly, it looks as though posters are divided on this one?
As Genghis said, there are a lot of "it depends". To clarify, I was getting re-checked out on a 120 hp Robin DR400, we were the only ones in the circuit at the time, the wind was about 15kts on the ground, maybe 20kts+ in the air, no crosswind to speak of, paved runway is 1100 m x 20 m with a shorter but wider grass strip adjacent to that, separated by a shallow ditch. We took the paved runway.
There was definitely no expectation I would attempt to restart the engine and the controls were firmly with me. This was a power-out approach and landing through to roll-out.
Well, I just wanted to see what other folk think about this, and get a feel for whether it's common practice. Seems like it's an exercise that's not done frequently, but done all the same.
Mad Jock: yes, I was wondering about engine considerations. What are gingers, btw?
Mark1234: I can see how useful glider experience would be, it's on my "to do" list
