Thought for the day for HAA pilots. Call out your forced-landing area for all departures and arrivals as part of your briefing. If you don't have a suitable forced-landing area and intend to proceed, this is a risk-decision that should be announced to the crew. While engine failures are rare - they do occur. If you have one motor, and it quits, this forethought will be invaluable. If you have two motors and one quits on climb-out or short-final, the second motor will probably not have enough power to avoid a forced landing...
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