I donīt teach it. I donīt practice it at low level. I was taught it on a UAS. I used to teach it on Motor Gliders. I had a partial engine failure (severe rough running, heavy vibration unable to maintain height, suspect stuck exhaust valves) and naturally the decent field was just dissapearing behind me. In front a busy golf course heavily wooded. I nibbled a turn through 180 degrees and limped back to base and the engine came back to normal operation on me after 30 seconds or so.
My position is that it would be wise for FIīs to be proficient in turnbacks and silently self brief for them. I am spoilt at the moment for fields to pop into but at my last base on one runway in certain conditions it would be turnback or doesnīt bear thinking about...
Nice that there has been no flaming on this one.
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