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Old 14th Jul 2007, 11:36
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ShyTorque

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I would sooner send a light aircraft around than a jet with 150 paying passengers!
One question: WHY?

Unfortunately this accident tragically shows what can happen when a low performance light aircraft flown by a low-time pilot is sent around from finals! Safety of flight should always take priority over perceived "other priorities", such as commercial pressure; we all know it often doesn't happen.
In any event, in this case the following traffic was merely another GA aircraft joining the pattern and the pilot would presumably have had no trouble whatsoever in going around and joining the normal visual circuit.

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