First engine out in flight today.

[ClimbnSink]

Ok, I just don't understand this. Is there any point to this OTHER than 'maybe the best spot to land is right below you' ? I mean, that would be a good lesson. Otherwise, to me this says "I'm going to disorient you, bring you to a spot where you have no idea where you are, put you directly over a runway that you won't be able to see, then tell you you're a bad pilot because you could have landed at the runway right below you that you couldn't see".

Again, point taken on 'check right below you', but to classify someone as 'not capable' doesn't seem 100% accurate.

It is a great lesson. Looking below you for a place to land is a minor benefit of the exercise. Tricky part is it forces a nonstandard engine out pattern, most pilots would fail this test on the first go. Some would never figure it out.