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Originally Posted by sudsf16
Congrats and well done on getting it safely back on the ground. Here?s a link to a webinar of Brian Schiff talking about ?The Possible Turn? on the NAFI website. At some point after takeoff, it becomes possible to make it back to the airfield. He describes how to figure out that point and how to practice. He also describes when not to turn back. Cheers.
https://www.mentorlive.site/program/20.html
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First, excellent job by the OP by getting the plane on the ground safely under a very stressful situation. Second, thanks for posting your experience for the rest of us to "Armchair Quarterback". I suspect this situation happens more than we think, but rarely hear about them. Thanks again for sharing!
It appears the decision of the OP to turn back is met with mixed reviews. However, after watching the video posted in the link above it appears that under certain circumstances the turn back may be an option and sometimes the best decision.
The OP made it safely back to the runway, so it was obviously the best choice in this situation. Watching the cockpit video, it appears he was departing over a densely populated residential area. Had he made the rash decision to land straight ahead, we would likely still be watching it on the news.
As described in the video by Brian Schiff, every takeoff is different and requires different actions in the event of an engine malfunction. For the turn back, the key is knowing the parameters required to do it safely. If the parameters aren't met, then straight ahead may be the only option..trees, residential area, or not.
Probably needs to be another thread, but it would be interesting to see some of the turn back data described in the video for the different RV models.