Do you guy's think a 45 degree bank at full power & at 1500 feet AMSL with pax briefed about the turn is reckless?
No, not necessarily reckless. But if mishandled/unbalanced and with the idea that
I would be flying 1500 feet above sea level so worst case scenario I would be a safe height to recover from the onset of a stall.
is what concerned me...