This has come up in the simulator recently. Bear in mind the landing runway may not necessarily be the reciprocal of the runway you carry out the approach on. You must KISS (keep it simple). Go around, turn towards the airfield if not pointing at it, get yourself onto the original approach MA track by the easiest method, carry out the full Go-around procedure. If you're on final and you have to turn 180 degrees for the reciprocal runway go around- which way do you think you should turn? Clue- which side did you fly the circuit on? Don't you think that is the best bet?
Remember, you're only doing a circling approach because the weather is too dodgy for a simple visual circuit and there is no aid on that runway. Any loss of visual reference during a go-around must lead to an immediate full go-around procedure. With ATC consent- a second visual attempt may be made, maintaining full visual reference at all times.
Last edited by Rainboe; 8th August 2007 at 08:06.
Reason: Correcting erroneous statement