Originally Posted by
Duck Pilot
EFATO and a turn back will always end up in death.
I lost a very good mate who attempted that many years ago in a V Tail Bonanza (VH-CHX) at Ballarat back in 92.
Sorry to hear the loss of your good mate.
The turn back can and does work if you're above a certain height and have climbed out at the correct speed. My last single engine job taught all pilots turn backs in both VMC and IMC conditions and they worked everytime but you need to fly the numbers, have quick reaction times with a solid knowledge base of stall speeds/glide speeds and load factor effects on the those speeds in a turns for your specific aircraft.