A good way to practice so that if and when you dead stick you will be some what prepared for it. Get your trainer way, way up in the air at least 5 to 6 mistakes high and then just cut the throttle to an idle (not a dead stick) and then see how long you can keep it in the air, it will want to stall and fall to one side so you will have to juggle the sticks kinda like balancing a bike. Thats basically all flying is about is a balancing act. You will have to keep your elevator and ailerons moving slightly to keep it airborne, well a little more elevator then ailerons anyway . Just keep practicing this and you will do fine.


Edit in: I am adding into the above. As you are practicing this go ahead and let it come on down and then land it at your idle speed. Once you have mastered this then you can practice "optional" actual dead stick landing's the same way, just get your trainer 5 - 6 mistakes high and then cut the engine. Let your plane float up there as long as you can as it starts to get closer the the deck you then need to get it lined up for your upwind landing approach

you will be surprised at how nice your landing will be if you option to dead stick land. I have noticed that I am more on my toes, aware and more alert when dead stick landing.

Randy