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From: Richard.Wallace%CMU-RI-ROVER@sri-unix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: never turn back
Message-ID: <12423@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27-Sep-84 11:03:30 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 27 11:03:30 1984
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Yesterday my instructor (dt50@CMUA) and I successfully completed
a turn-back to the departure runway with a simulated engine failure
in a C-152.  We did a short-field take-off in order to climb to about
500 ft. AGL by the time we reached the departure end of the runway.
At that point, we cut the power and executed a steep (45-50 degrees)
turn to the left.  As we (much to my surprise) came back in line
with the runway we banked right to complete the teardrop-shaped turn.
We intercepted the runway mid-field and landed really fast with 
something like a 15 kt. tailwind.  

The turn-back was done with no other traffic in the pattern.  
I wouldn't have tried it on my own, having been taught by the
same instructor that if the engine quits on takeoff, land
straight ahead no matter what.  Later, he said that if it had
been an actual engine failure he would have landed straight ahead, too.

R/W