To the original Post
Sir/Madam
To answer your question, yes i did see the go-around, from my bedroom at a nearby hotel. It was an A340-600 and, although as everyone has noted above, it is a normal part of everyday ops, it was quite dramatic to see just how agile the A346 was when it climbed steeply and banked away to the south at almost right-angles to the runway. Very impressive.
I personally think that the cockpit crews enjoy doing this sorta thing once in a while, so long as there is no immediate danger.
The A346 is a beautiful machine.
To the professional drivers out there - are such go-around manouevres carried out using an autopilot function, or does the captain manually do it?
Thanks for answering.
A300Man