I fly my sons Kadet MK2 to deadstick almost every flight for the last 4-5 years. I really do it for him; he is not really interested in flying so I keep it up as long as it has fuel, while he does turns and loops. I think the only power on landings I have done were when it was the only flyable plane, and I had to go fly. A flyer needs to be able to do both because the plane acts differently. I started with 049s so that was the only way then. A guy at the club does 50% of his landings deadstick with his 30% Extra; climbs up high and does inverted spins, loops and rolls, down to a real pretty slip and lands at his feet.

How do I know it is time to land? When I get relaxed and into the moment, the plane is low.