Questions tagged [go-around]
Use for aborting a landing; use [missed-approach] for published procedures of the same
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Why are only engine-out SIDs constructed and no engine-out missed approach procedures?
Standard instrument departures (SIDs) are normally designed with a climb gradient of $3.3$% according to PANS-OPS in Europe. In case of an engine failure on a twin-engine aeroplane, there is a ...
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Is there a maximum number of go-arounds?
Are there any national regulations or internal airline rules limiting the number of go-arounds before the flight must be diverted to another airport ?
In the "Mayday" TV documentary series, ...
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Tivat LYTV Circling missed approach on final to rwy 14
In the case of circling and being on final approach to runway 14, if we decide to go around while on final, we should proceed to TAZ NDB 'and as directed'.
What is the standard procedure there?
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On average, how long does it take to become competent at performing a go-around?
Some pilots spend one to two hours practicing go-arounds. That seems a bit long. And frequently there will be 2-4 (or more) pilots practicing go-arounds at the same time. The lowest altitude they ...
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Why do commercial airliners go around on hard touchdown?
I was watching this video where he mentioned that a plane went around on hard touchdown. This isn't the only instance I have seen where they do this.
So, why do they do so? Isn't it a loss of profits ...
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How is separation ensured after a go-around due to a busy runway
In watching aviation / ATC videos, I've often seen situations like the following: airplane A is coming in to land, but airplane B is already on the same runway trying to take off. Either it's slow ...
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Why do Belugas keep executing a go-around?
I live under the approach path for the Airbus facility in Hamburg and very often a Beluga executes a go-around. It is quite loud since when it pitches up the engines are pointing at my house. I wonder ...
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Question about go-around trajectory [closed]
What does ATC expect you to do if you go around on a visual approach, considering you were never cleared for an instrument approach? Do you set go-around altitude according to the instrument approach ...
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Why is the missed approach point sometimes beyond the threshold or runway like in the example below?
Why is the missed approach point beyond the threshold or sometimes beyond the runway like in the picture below? Is it just to simplify the ATC job or prevent routes from crossing or is it procedural?
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Are details logged anywhere on a go-around? [duplicate]
On March 1 I was a passenger on an American Airlines flight (AA 2315) landing at Denver International Airport, during the landing the pilot accelerated unexpectedly and started a turn. He came on the ...
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What happened to ANA 66 on November 12, 2021? [closed]
Looking by the window I saw two planes approaching Haneda.
It stroke me as a bit odd that one of the plane seemed to have stopped descent and might not have intended to land.
I checked flight radar, ...
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What navigation actions does a pilot take when simply told to "go around"?
In this recording of ATC during the 2008 crash of a British Airways Boeing 777 at London Heathrow the controller is heard to say "Qatari 011, go around".
How would the pilot of Qatari 011 ...
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How common are go-arounds at Penghu Airport?
A friend mentioned being a passenger during a commercial aircraft landing at Taiwan's Penghu Airport (MZG, RCQC) where they had almost touched down but had to abort and keep going due to sudden wind ...
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Where's the A318 on the runway that caused a 747 to go around?
I screenshot 1:00 of a 480p YouTube video. The autopilot proclaims Minimums at 1:01, and the pilot flying decides to go around at 1:02 because an A318 was still on the runway, but I can't spot it, or ...
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Could an airliner abort a landing after using the brakes system while landing?
Everyone knows that doing a go-around is a normal procedure, although the go-around happens usually before applying the brakes system (spoilers, ground/air brakes, and/or thrust reversers), but, could ...
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