Why “go-around” is being discussed
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Ah, those timings make a lot more sense. They aborted the go-around attempt because they were literally at the end of the runway; Probably because they thought it would be "safe…
by phire · Sep 11, 2026
I don't know the specific items that were called out here but I can tell you, as a flight instructor, that the failure to capture the glideslope was already enough to require a…
by _moof · Sep 11, 2026
That's why there are standards that define when to go around. If you aren't stable, on glide slope, at proper airspeed, and the before-landing checklist complete at 1000 feet, a…
by SoftTalker · Sep 11, 2026
The fact they were even in that situation is only worth philosophizing about to a point. Because they were only in that situation due to what appears to be a series of totally u…
by psunavy03 · Sep 11, 2026
Looking at it from the glass-half-full perspective, I'm impressed that pilots declare go-around as often as they do. As someone who sometimes can't decide whether I should decla…
by cyberrock · Sep 11, 2026
Isn’t there a regulation for idle to full go-around thrust in a maximum of 8 seconds? If so, it’s tight… but i feel like they should have made it if they had stuck to that plan.…
by phire · Sep 11, 2026
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