Jim-Ed Browne wrote:
We're not thinking too clearly here. There are two sensible
mentalities here for single-engine flying- the engine can't quit, or
that it can. The former was a proposition accepted by U-2 pilots over
Russia

You are misinformed, sir. U2 pilots are thoroughly trained in airborne
restarts as it is a not-uncommon occurrence for the engine to flameout in
the rarefied atmosphere.

Russell Kent