'If in doubt, tower out'
very simplistic little ditty that obviously comes with the usual caveats of power available etc etc, however....
I have had the biggest scare doing the old 'rush at the trees and hope we get over technique'. I always used to tower out (of a 'confined area') and the only time I didnt was when the area was not that confined, but not a large paddock either, kinda in-between. In this instance as I got closer to the trees the wind that was avialable at the start diminished as I got closer to the trees and when ground speed/closure rate is increasing and airspeed is decreasing it scared the crap out of me.
For what it's worth?
