RE: Deadstick Landings
Deadstick landing tips:
If you are going to be long, do "S" turns.
IF you are going to be really long, do a 360 degree turn.
IF you are going to be short, drop down to one wingspan height above the ground while you still have speed. If you enter ground effect with speed, you can generally stretch the glide nearly 100 yards.
If you can't make the runway, at least make certain that your wings are level when you do land.
If landing in a plowed field, try to land with the furrows.
IF the engine dies at take off, the odds are against making the 180 turn. Just go straight.