Something everyone could learn from an accident like this is whats the magic number for your plane altitude to make it safely the turn back to the airport and land at gross, mid weight, and light and your best glide speeds for the different weights?
Tough decision to turn back to the ap in an emergency with an engine problem like this accident or try and land in front of you on something that isn't an airport with an engine out, and should be based on your altitude if you have and engine problem taking off.
Wondwering if anyone else has tested there Commander at a safe altitude with a simulated engine failure on takeoff to see what it can do, and what the minimum altitude you have to have to make it back safely as I did in my 114?
I would be intersted in other Commanders owners results and will post mine, for which what the the FAA calls the impossible turn, and sound like this accident was.
