MikeD,
I agree with your comment on how the last 1000' AGL is the make or break on a forced landings. I have handled this different ways with students an dBFR's, often if on a rental checkout someone does a GREAT job at going through the forced landing procedure (airspeed, best place, restart attempt, comm, etc..) then I will level off at altitude and then a few minutes later at the airport ask them to do power-off 180's. that way if they get it wrong in that last 1000' then we just land really short on concret and I shake my head and we do it again
I agree with your comment on how the last 1000' AGL is the make or break on a forced landings. I have handled this different ways with students an dBFR's, often if on a rental checkout someone does a GREAT job at going through the forced landing procedure (airspeed, best place, restart attempt, comm, etc..) then I will level off at altitude and then a few minutes later at the airport ask them to do power-off 180's. that way if they get it wrong in that last 1000' then we just land really short on concret and I shake my head and we do it again