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  • 00:02

    The March 2021 crash of a Beechcraft Bonanza A36 in Pembroke Pines, Florida, resurfaced

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    debate about the “turnback,” or the “impossible turn”, an engine-out course reversal shortly

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    after takeoff to land in the opposite direction on the departing runway.

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    Initial NTSB reports indicate the pilot of the Bonanza attempted a turnback with disastrous

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    results.

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    Opponents of the turnback argue that it’s impossible in some aircraft, and near impossible

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    in the rest.

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    Even with a glide ratio that makes a turnback technically possible, they say, the difficulty

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    of the maneuver, close proximity to the ground, a startle factor, and the stress of life-or-death

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    consequences all conspire against a successful outcome.

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    Proponents argue that turnbacks are a viable option for some pilots, in some aircraft,

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    under some circumstances.

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    As for the FAA, they caution that CFIs should train single-engine pilots not to attempt

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    a turnback unless altitude, best glide performance and pilot skill allow for a safe return.

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    In April, the AOPA Air Safety Institute flew test profiles in several aircraft to determine

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    the feasibility of the so-called “impossible turn.”

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    We flew turnback profiles at Martinsburg, West Virginia’s 8,800-foot-long, 150-foot-wide

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    runway.

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    Our lineup included me in my 150-horsepower, 1993 Piper PA–18 Super Cub with full gas;

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    Editor-at-Large Dave Hirschman flew solo in his Van’s RV–4 fully fueled; AOPA Director

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    of Flight Operations Luz Beattie alone in a fully fueled 1978 Cessna 172N; and Hirschman

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    and AOPA Vice President of Flight Operations Dave Roy in a 1971 Beechcraft Bonanza A36

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    with a 300-horsepower Continental IO-550, full gas, and 40 pounds of baggage.

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    Prior to the exercise, we all climbed to altitude and practiced stalls, including stalls in

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    45 degrees of bank, to calibrate the actual stall speeds at play during our turnback exercise.

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    We then established our minimum required turnback altitudes using a technique inspired by airline

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    pilot and CFI Brian Schiff.

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    We set a climb profile, cut the power to idle, and began an idle power, 45-degree-bank turn

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    at best glide for 360 degrees, noting the altitude lost.

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    The idea behind using a 360 degree turn is that practicing at 180 degrees is not enough.

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    The 180 degrees will get you turned around, but abeam the runway.

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    In reality, it takes more turn to get back over to the runway and aligned with the runway

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    centerline.

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    With stall numbers and expected turnback altitude requirements freshly established, we each

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    flew three profiles in near-perfect conditions: cool, sunny morning, light winds, and low

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    density altitude, on a simulated 4,000-foot-long runway.

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    The plan was to climb between VX and VY with full power to the predetermined altitude,

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    cut power to idle, delay three seconds to simulate a startle period, then push to best

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    glide while entering a 45-degree-bank turn back to the runway.

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    I went first in the Super Cub.

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    The

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    Super Cub returned to a simulated 4,000-foot-long runway in all three turnback attempts, one

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    at 500 feet AGL and two at 300 feet AGL.

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    In fact, I estimate I could have returned back to a 2,000-foot-long runway in the Super

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    Cub.

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    Next up - Dave Hirschman in his RV-4.

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    Hirschman initiated turnbacks at 1,000 feet AGL.

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    He made it back, barely, two out of three times.

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    The third time would have resulted in a landing short of the runway.

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    Hirschman’s performance may have been impacted by his three-blade, constant-speed propeller

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    that created far more drag at high-RPM setting than a fixed-pitch prop would.

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    Luz Beattie made her turnbacks at 1,000 feet AGL, 800 feet AGL, and 600 feet AGL.

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    She comfortably returned to the runway each time.

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    Both Beattie and I may have benefited from some idle thrust, with engines still running,

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    but experts such as Catherine Cavagnaro advised us that the light thrust we might have received

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    at idle power was somewhat offset by the drag from the moving propeller, so the advantages

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    of an engine at idle are believed to be minimal.

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    The last airplane to try the turnback profile was the Bonanza.

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    And those results were perhaps the most startling.

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    Turning back at 1,000 feet AGL and varying speeds from best glide (110 knots) to 95 knots

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    (to reduce the turn radius), and propeller settings from high to low RPM, Dave Roy and

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    Hirschman didn’t come close to making it back to the runway

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    in any attempt.

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    Even in an optimum glide configuration with landing gear and flaps up, the Bonanza would

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    have come down well short of a simulated 4,000-foot-long runway.

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    Our takeaway is that turning back is a viable option for certain aircraft, in the right

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    conditions, flown by proficient pilots who have trained for the maneuver.

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    It's not a good option for aircraft with high climb speed and high best glide speed, as

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    we learned with the Bonanza.

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    These speeds combine to take you farther from the runway on departure, and result in more

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    offset in the turnback, leaving you longer distance to glide.

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    Pilots flying aircraft with these characteristics should eliminate turnbacks as an option for

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    engine failure after takeoff.

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    Variables like wind, temperature, density altitude, runway length, and technique could

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    affect these results, but not enough to change our overall recommendations.

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    Please don’t try to fly this exercise solo in an attempt to prove us wrong or confirm

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    our results.

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    We’ve lost pilots training in these maneuvers due to the high potential for an uncoordinated

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    stall and spin in the turnback.

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    Fly with a CFI, at altitude first, and determine your strategy in the event of an engine failure

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    on takeoff.

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Use "bonanza" in a sentence | "bonanza" example sentences

How to use "bonanza" in a sentence?

  • When I was a kid, our family used to watch 'Bonanza.' I really liked having a Sunday night TV ritual.
    -Anne Lamott-
  • Films must all have the same structure. All of this to guarantee box office bonanza, which of course it never does, but that's another discussion entirely.
    -Dirk Benedict-
  • The writers' strike a couple years ago was a bonanza for reality TV shows new and old.
    -Carole Nelson Douglas-
  • Your first big trouble can be a bonanza if you live through it. Get through the first trouble, and you'll probably make it through the next one.
    -Ruth Gordon-

Definition and meaning of BONANZA

What does "bonanza mean?"

/bəˈnanzə/

noun
situation which creates sudden increase in wealth.

What are synonyms of "bonanza"?
Some common synonyms of "bonanza" are:
  • windfall,
  • godsend,
  • boon,
  • bonus,
  • blessing,
  • benefit,
  • advantage,
  • jackpot,
  • benison,

You can find detailed definitions of them on this page.