To Hot Baby

Weighing the consequence of the 180 degree turn on take off....... when the engine quits.....

After Dumping the Nose.....  you checked the fuel and mags before take off .... remember?

I suppose you could pull the primer out and see if she  will dart  for you with some raw gas shot into the cylinders............ I don't see that on the checklist........


Density Altitude?

Minimum Altitude for the turn or not ... What makes it?

Aircraft familiarity?

Weight?

Wind direction Velocity?

Bank Angle?

Stall speed?

Present Altitude?

I suppose one could think of it as   tear drop  maneuver    ......... on departure if executed when safe.

The adage  " the runway behind you and the altitude above you as useless" comes to mind... however

How many feet do you need to turn around safely?

Depends on a lot of variables  one might know or come to know before hand and set a magic number for themselves for every single flight............ prior to departure.

I mean at 1000' at sea level and lightly loaded in a 172 you should be able to turn it around and land No?... how about 500'?   300'?

Hmmmm?

But then again if  there are 4 passengers..... its a hot day.... and your in Denver with full fuel......... you may not even get off the ground.

Certainly not the time to experiment........ that should of been done at altitude years ago...

To Hot Baby...........