Originally Posted by Charlie Foxtrot India
How about set up a glide first, change tanks pump on carb heat hot, then assess which fields within range are suitable?
I guess this depends on height - at 1000ft AGL or even lower, I'd set up a glide, choose the field and then try to restart. At 5000ft, it doesn't really matter that much, as long as you try to restart for as long as you can and then secure the engine before landing.
Although it depends on the glide ratio - with 7:1 I'd be focusing more on flying then on restarting than in let's say aircraft with glide ratio 12:1 or even higher.
Originally Posted by sevenstrokeroll
using the RPM knob to ''pseudo feather" the prop during glides, does extend glide range...indeed some glide performance charts require prop to be adjusted.
True, but it should be pointed out that you may not have the full coarse pitch available with engine failure, since loss of oil pressure (which may result in engine failure) in most singles means the prop will go to fine pitch stop and the drag will be higher than with "pseudo feather".