Agree with misway. A go-around is performed for safety reasons. I fail to see how threatening people with a CAA investigation in the event of a go-around is conducive to safety. Both pilots and ATC will make mistakes every now and then. I'm sure most of us can easily recall examples of both. Live and let live! Imagine the actual investigation if an unstable approach is continued and results in a mishap. Get real!
On a side note, I understand that ego's will be hurt if the wrong parties are blamed. But honestly, go-arounds are frightening for the pax. What would be more reassuring them? - We are going around due to traffic reasons or we are going around because the aircraft was UNSTABLE? I can just hear the horror stories now... If the PIC is able to maintain a sense of calm in the cabin by adjusting the truth, well then so be it. The last thing aviation needs now is more sensationalised stories in newspapers of passengers in "near-death emergencies."
Last edited by bosbok; 22nd November 2008 at 08:06.