Originally Posted by
IcePack
Depends but. You should have been way above the climb gradient prior to the engine failure, so infact continuing the Sid would in most cases be safe. But being aware of where the high ground is paramount.
What would you do in an older aircraft with no ND terrain mode ?
You would absolutely need very precise charts to know where terrain is and figure out a way to avoid it.
The idea to simply circle in a climb sounds good. It just requires to know A/C radius of turn and its performance while in that turn.
(More precisely : figure out the maximum inclination which will still allow the 1 engine-out aircraft to climb, know the diameter of turn for that inclination and figure that if terrain allows for significantly more than that diameter of turn, everything should be all right)