Impossible Turn Tested at Altitude

[CharlieTango]

I"m not terribly impressed with this AOPA video. They give you the impression that the 'impossible turn' is a simple 180 and they demonstrate a 180 losing as little as 300'

One of the conclusions is if there isn't a field strait ahead or slightly to the left or right the pilot might try the impossible turn.

There are many options in between, one of mine would be a crosswind turn and land on the road oriented 90 degrees to the runway.

http://www.aopa.org/...z6TLpnTSBQ8LWRR

 

[CharlieTango]

Much better video. I didn't have a turnback number for my 172, I have been using 600' for my CT. I retract flaps at 600' to mentally cue me to be ready.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ri66ZBObnM

 

[CharlieTango]

This video demonstrates that a light sport could in fact work with less altitude. It also deals with delaying the turn so you are not too high and overshoot your downwind landing.

Doing it in the actual runway environment is necessary for me to get much out of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byBh1Qd6IgA

 

[CharlieTango]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UssPE3tHz_A

looks easy

 

[nosehair]

Bla -bla-bla bla. All talk and no action. Give it as much practice and training as you give to normal landings and then talk your talk.

 

[Palmpilot]

Bla -bla-bla bla. All talk and no action. Give it as much practice and training as you give to normal landings and then talk your talk.

I suspect a lot of pilots don't practice for straight-ahead forced landings either.

 

[spcalan1]

http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.a...-163d-486c-82d8-bebd39cf14b8&pgno=2&pgsize=50

Impossible turn.
It was my Private and Instrument that survived the crash, but passed away 3 weeks later.