Originally Posted by
Homsap
EXCEPT IN VERY EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN EFATO YOU SELECT AN AREA AHEAD AND 40 DEGREES EITHER SIDE.
As a very high hour, one-time Tiger Moth experience flight pilot, I would go 100% with homsap on this.
Turnbacks are only for aircraft with high surplus energy in the climb. The dear old Tiger is so draggy that you won’t stand a chance with trying to turn back. The height loss in the turn and the steep nose down attitude to maintain a safe speed to prevent a stall/spin are prohibitive.
So sad that, once again, two lives have been lost along with a valuable airframe.