My friend, Jim Dunn, died because airlines in the ME grill the captain if he makes a missed approach. Pax feel badly treated & write letters. Airlines do not make the effort to explain that its a normal & safe procedure. The [usually] simple solution is to make an orbit on final. Officially, not a missed approach. Thus no explaination required! Its all a half baked idea to save face. Well now there is some explaining to do. Let us not think for a moment that this is the only half baked idea residing in the heads of people who think such considerations are worthwhile. No wonder they need a few aussies, brits, SA etc to help them dilute the harmful influences of their own kind.
Last edited by autoflight; 17th Jul 2002 at 10:41.