From the AIM 5-4-9.a.
(Bold added)
I'm not advocating improvising. I'm advocating doing a procedure turn as allowed by the AIM, i.e. in a racetrack pattern. See my earlier post on why I think it's simpler and easier.
Bottom line, if you feel better coming back and intercepting the course outbound, then doing a full procedure turn...knock yourself out. I like my way better, and as far as I can tell it's perfectly safe and legal.
1. On U.S. Government charts, a barbed arrow indicates the direction or side of the outbound course on which the procedure turn is made. Headings are provided for course reversal using the 45 degree type procedure turn. However, the point at which the turn may be commenced and the type and rate of turn is left to the discretion of the pilot. Some of the options are the 45 degree procedure turn, the racetrack pattern, the tear-drop procedure turn, or the 80 degree / 260 degree course reversal.
(Bold added)
I'm not advocating improvising. I'm advocating doing a procedure turn as allowed by the AIM, i.e. in a racetrack pattern. See my earlier post on why I think it's simpler and easier.
Bottom line, if you feel better coming back and intercepting the course outbound, then doing a full procedure turn...knock yourself out. I like my way better, and as far as I can tell it's perfectly safe and legal.