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Old 18th Dec 2005, 11:10
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Jungmeister
 
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I too detest the increasingly common use of the phrase "Aborted Landing" I guess it sounds more dramatic than a routine "Go Around" or "missed approach".

The fact is that a Go Around DOES indicate that something went wrong. Either the spacing was insufficient or there was a technical problem in the cockpit. ATC or the PIC then takes action to solve the problem by taking the aircraft around for another attempt. No big deal really except that it does cost money of course. Nobody wants unnecessary work but safety is paramount

In the system that I worked all such events are logged and the supervisor responsible for safety is required to comment on the reason. An excessive number of Go arounds can be an indicator of an underlying problem either with ATC or with the operator.

It used to be said that if you don't have at least one go around per day you are not trying hard enough to fill the slots. I don't believe that is true today in a more tightly regulated environment.
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