When flying SE light aircraft, I often pull the throttle and set up a glide for practice. Was taught 4 turns on the trim for a 152 which works pretty well - as noted, the quicker you get into a stable glide, the better the PFL usually turns out to be.
briani - turning into wind is widely taught but by doing that, you could be turning away from the best field and miss it. On my CPL test I managed to find a grass strip for my PFL - Examiner just sat back and laughed....
Last edited by Parson; 3rd Aug 2015 at 12:26.