A PIREP: engine-out turn-back - some practice in the haze

On 2005-06-13, Brian wrote:
for variables such as wind, runways and location from the runway. My
typical issue with the 200ft turn around is that I am usually lined up
with the runway going downwind with a 100 ft to spare and down wind It
can sometimes take a little effort to not go off the far end of the
runway.

In my first 200' turn back in a glider (it was a Schweizer 2-33 as well,
not noted for its performance), I managed to actually make a very tight
pattern and land into wind. It was a relatively windy day though, so I
did zip downwind at high speed (and judged it safer from my sink rate to
make a tight pattern instead of landing downwind).

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