[OHPatriot]

I thought that this what they referred to as Dead Stick Landing. Well maybe not totally Dead, those Lithium Batteries will get a hell of a workout till they burn out.

[The Antiyuppie]

Well, what can go wrong?

It’s all fun and green games until the bodies get stacked up.

[safisoft]

"Scientific American" sure has morons for writers. No pilot ever would "turn off the engine and glide to the tarmac".

Optimum Profile Descents have been around for decades. It is simply an arrival procedure from ALTITUDE that does not have multiple intermediate level off altitudes. This permits an idle descent from high altitude. The final descent altitude is usually around 10,000 feet above the airport elevation - and from there the engines are definitely spooled up (certainly NOT turned off) as the aircraft is configured to land.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

What if they encounter turbulance or over shoot and have to do a go around?

[norwaypinesavage]

The real title to the article, not the one shown here, does NOT include the parenthetic about “turning off” the engine. The article describes “bringing the engine down to idle”. There is a HUGE difference. A dead stick landing has the engine totally off for the whole landing. At idle, the engine still provides hydraulics, generator power, and more, and can be throttled up quickly when needed.