Hello everyone
I have a few unrelated questions and would as ever be grateful if you could help answer them.
1) I know that it is common practice for the captain to explain to passengers the reason for a go-around. But I wondered whether you would ever explain to the passengers of the
next flight why you went around on the previous flight? The situation I have in mind is where the passengers waiting in the departure lounge have a good view of the runway and arriving aircraft (i.e. a small rural airport in France with little other traffic, not a busy airport like Heathrow where such a scenario would clearly not present itself), can clearly see you go around and the return flight is operated by the same crew.
2) My father flew out of London City Airport a few days ago. He thought that his flight levelled off after take-off, maintained its altitude and then started climbing again. I said I thought this was probably due to separation with Heathrow traffic rather than something specific about his flight (although the latter is clearly a possibility). Was I right?
3) To settle an argument that arose in the pub (where else?), could someone kindly tell me whether a four-engine aircraft (B747, A340 etc.) can fly on only one engine? I'm not going to say which answer I opted for.
Thanks!
Nick