On Monday, September 14, 2020 at 2:58:08 PM UTC-4, Mana wrote:
It would be disappointing if when you fly “by the rules” and remain above
a landing / outlanding spot until you turn power on, that the FES doesn’t
allow to regain altitude, but only to maintain level flight.
It changes the flight planning strategy altogether.

And it will be dangerous and fool-hardy if you DO NOT always:
- keep a landing spot in easy reach, and
- never engage power until the landing is planned in you're in position.

To quote a recent email I received from LBA/EASA:

....please let us point out that the pilot of a powered glider
shall always have in mind, that it might be necessary to operate
his aircraft as a pure glider. The engine of a powered glider,
predefined by airworthiness requirements JAR/CS-22, does not
meet the same safety standards as a "Part-E" engine of a motorplane.

The flight training for powered gliders shall take into account, that
loss of engine power may occur anytime, and result in a scenario, which is
comparable to a cable break during a winch launch or an aerotow.
This deviation to the operation of a motorplane is reflected in several
paragraphs of the airworthiness requirements JAR/CS-22, applicable for a
powered glider. Examples are the specifications for engines, used for
powered gliders (JAR/CS-22 Subpart H) that are less stringent than those
for powered aircraft (CS-23). Moreover, requirements for software are
not mentioned in the JAR/CS-22 at all - contrary to the specification
for large aeroplanes (CS-25).