68 10 Things to Know about the Impossible Turn after a Takeoff Engine Failure Emergency + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance. Send us an email - http://www.sjflight.com/Forms/inquiry.htm If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. The Impossible Turn 10 Things to Know after a Takeoff Engine Failure Emergency #1 When the engine quits on takeoff, land straight ahead. Don't turn back to the runway unless you have no other good options. #2 Understand that Your Lizard Brain will take over in an Emergency And will tell you to turn back to the runway. #3 Understand that people die trying the impossible turn #4 Teaching and practicing the impossible turn at low altitude is malpractice! #5 There is almost always a better alternatives than turning back to the runway. #6 It’s NOT a 180 degree turn to go back to the runway—it’s far more complicated than that. #7 Choosing the optimal bank angle to get back to the runway will be very tricky. #8 The steeper your bank angle, the more rapidly stall speed rises. #9 You might not make it back to the runway, and if you do, you’ll be landing with a tailwind. #10 Always do a pretakeoff briefing Before you take off. Max's Blog article on the Impossible Turn Max's Blog article - Impossible Turn Part II NTSB Report - Impossible Turn Livermore, CA NTSB Report - Impossible Turn Cirrus SR20 Max answers listener questions about about pilot statistics, how many pilots there are, how many are women, and how many pilots have instrument ratings. Question of the Month Send us your audio recordings by July 31, 2018 answering this question: What did you learn after you got  your private pilot certificate that you wished you learned while working on your private certificate? Click here to record  your answer.  If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts  in the Blog section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month,  you can get some goodies! Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do.  Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Mentioned in the Show Part 61 Changes - 53 page PDFInstrument Flight Procedures Information Gateway Luke AFB SATR U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics News Stories Two flight school employees in Redding, CA charged with kidnapping and other charges related to trying to force a student pilot to return to China. Duo arraigned in IASCO kidnapping fiasco JetBlue Radio Issues Cause Security Concerns FAA bill back to playing second fiddle FAA CUTS COST OF TRAINING, PROFICIENCY FAA RELEASES POLICY FOR ELIMINATING CIRCLING APPROACHES Republic Airways Launches Flight Training Academy Harvard Study Shows Flight Attendants More Prone To Cancer Canada Bans Lasers Near Airports ‘Not our finest hour’ admits CAA over GPS approaches Student Pilot Crashes During Premature Solo Flight