Originally Posted by
SkyHawk-N
So let me get this right. You are saying that a Cessna 152 climbing out on a go-around at 60 knots along a long commercial runway (5,000ft) with a Boeing 737 (for the sake of argument) behind it with less than standard seperation travelling at 200 knots is an ideal situation?
Clearly not - Aircraft going around isn't ideal and aircraft with less than standard separation isn't ideal. But there is a world of difference from a safety (and I would imagine controller/pilot pucker factor) between :
A -A 152 is going to be plodding in front of the approaching guy for the next 2 1/2 minutes (including runway occupancy) - The approaching traffic is maybe 5 miles away but will land with the 152 still on the runway if something isn't done - so send the 152 around - no big deal.
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B - "Oh S!*t, where did that 152 come from" - 1/2 mile separation (say), non standard manoeuvres all-round and new underwear
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What started this thread sounded like case A - fairly standard situation, part of the give and take of aviation life - but low level orbit is still not a good way to resolve this (IMHO).