Good reminder. And it's something I frequently remind new employees at work, too. Things like "if the fire alarm goes off right now, where's your nearest exit and meeting point? How about next-nearest? If Kevin over there keels over, do you remember where the defibrillator is and how to use it?" Thinking out emergency or even just contingency plans and periodically mentally reviewing them is good practice.
I'm a rusty pilot returning to flying. I appreciate you sharing you sharing your process and analysis. I will do the same at my own home airport, maybe add "review emercency procedures" to my own personal checklist.
Hopefully you'll never need to set your -8 down. Some airports start out in remote areas but as towns expand homes pop up right under the flight path. What can you do? If ever presented with the need hopefully you can find a residential street to land on.
All well and good to have a plan. Why not have a rehearsal? Go to a reasonable altitude and see if the maneuvers work within the parameters described. Without opening up the whole impossible turn controversy, when one needs a high rate of turn, one needs a high angle of bank and attendant nose low attitude to preserve energy. Practicing will give you better feedback on the realities which will be time critical. Use a passenger making notes or a GoPro during practice to get empirical data.
