Learn how to establish your personal minimum return altitude for engine failure on departure - and why most pilots attempt the impossible turn with far too little altitude.
TowerA takeoff briefing takes 20 seconds, costs nothing, and pre-loads your engine-failure plan so your worst day ends with you walking away.
PatternWhy turning back after an engine failure on takeoff often kills - and the ground-made decision tree that keeps you alive.
PatternWhy turning back to the runway after engine failure rarely works below 800 feet AGL, and what to do instead.
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