It was pretty blatantly obvious from just the video. The engine didn't just stop producing power, that would leave typically the propeller spinning, windmillin

It was pretty blatantly obvious from just the video. The engine didn't just stop producing power, that would leave typically the propeller spinning, windmilling in the air. (unless the engine seized, but he was faking fuel starvation) He put a bunch of effort into making sure the propeller actually stopped spinning, I think he had to actually reduce speed; Just so that your average YouTube viewer could clearly see the engine had stopped.