practice, practice....
Good point. Perhaps some power instructor reading this could explain how to arrange a useful exercise to train his students in forced landings....
In gliders it is a very important part of the training, often taken in the Falke motor glider. Almost too realistic, in my opinion, never really trusted the Falke as to me it seems so underpowered....but the experienced and qualified Falke instructor can ask the gliding student to select a field ten or fifteen times a session, and it sure felt real to me when I was the student suffering.
The equivalent exercise with a power instructor always seemed more like a joke. Pre-selected area (noise abatement must be respected!) pre-identified field, down to 300 feet, and away we go, exercise complete. I don't think so.