Originally Posted by
TheInquisitor
I would aim for the most open space I could see vaguely in front of me, and fly at whatever margin I could achieve without the stall warner going off.... easing off on the back pressure a little every time I heard it.
This is exactly the technique I had some objections with.
If you want to get anywhere, don't fly close to stall. Gliding faster (at best L/D) will get you further and leave you more Options where to put it down.
There is absolutely no benefit I could conceive in gliding down close to stall speed when having lost all engine power.
Ask the sail plane guys. They are flying with engine failure all the time...
And they would never, ever try to slow close to stall speed when trying to glide as far as possible.