In T-34Cs and T-6s we practiced Low Altitude Power Losses all the time. That is an engine failure in the pattern. The first most important factor in making pavement was pilot reaction. The second, and not by much, was feathering the prop. If you didn't feather the prop you had zero chance of making the runway, if you did you always had a chance. Also, if I lose my engine at 10,000' by feathering the prop I almost double my glide distance. That may mean the difference between making a runway or trying a dirt field. Or in the case of the T-6 making the runway and an ejection.
The argument that you are going down so who cares how fast you come down is B.S. In that situation the more time you have to get your thought together the better. Just ask 1 friend of mine had to do it in a U-2 and another that did it in a T-6.
What's all this talk about "loosing" an engine. How the hell do you "loose" an engine? Do you need a wrench or something?
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