wrote:

It's interesting that the our instrument approaches (and controllers) don't
consider single engine power outages and glide ratios when directing
traffic. Many approaches have you descending below glide distances way
sooner than need be. With all the worry and concern about terrain,
obstacles, seperation, etc. you'd think somebody would have raised this
safety issue.


Well, look at the numbers. How many loss of power accidents on
approaches do we have? The answer, statistically, is zero. There's
lots of things to worry about. That just isn't one of them. If it was
a big deal you'd hear about it.