RE: Dead stick landing, pros and cons
UM...
There is no need or advantage to purposely gliding-in without power. Land on the mains and taxi back. What you are doing is forcing bad approaches because you have no other option. Learn to land, it's pretty important.
That being said, at least you know you can land a plane that loses power in flight. You just need to learn to land with power. It's very helpful to stretch an approach or combat crosswinds etc...