It was all serene and rather beautiful gliding down in silence. The lack of propeller drag contributed to an ROD of about 500 FPM and it took about 5 minutes to reach the ground. Thank you for your comments about good handling of the situation; this was undoubtedly aided by two simple facts. Firstly, I regularly practice stalling, steep turns and glide approaches all the way to the ground; secondly, I fly pre-planned routes which have decent terrain below. Cornwall is very pretty but certain areas are not suitable for single engined overflight. Small fields and dry stone walls make for !!!!ty forced landings!