Engine failure @ night (SE)
Apologies if this has been done before, here’s the scenario......200 hour ppl with night qualification, in club aircraft (pa28/172 etc) on a local flight @ night, one friend on board non-pilot. Complete engine failure with no chance of restart @ 4000ft altitude, he knows the area is mainly rural with a large town about 5 miles north and a motorway 2 miles to the east of position. Obviously mainly dark on ground below apart from the odd house and road lit. He is about 25 miles north of airfield but in radio contact with them still, weather is sky clear with 30k+ visibility. What should he do and what would you do! ( answers that include pray and switch the landing light off are not allowed
Please assume that is is in the U.K.
Had this conversation at club very recent and would like the views of one and all, many thanks.