If the glide ratio bothers you, you’re really not going to like sailplanes (i.e. DG-808). Seriously though, planes don’t “fall out of the sky” when power is cut like they do in cartoons and bad movies. This is one of several stories about how planes can be flown.
Also, you’re completely wrong about “all the Cubs”. Which number would you like me to on, or would you prefer the threshold, or the apron, or maybe the helipad?
Edit: Here’s a better list of planes that shouldn’t glide but did, though unsuccessfully in some cases.