Noise or...?
A few years back we taxi out for a 16R departure and while waiting at the hold we hear a conversation between an Etihad A340-600 on finals and SYD tower...
Tower - Etihad xxx....you're not going to land before curfew
Etihad - we have applied for a dispensation
Tower- it won't get here in time, say your intentions
Etihad (now at around 5-700ft) I guess we are going around
The question is, if it was about noise, whats worse? A TOGA go around from 500ft or an idle reverse landing?
Noise...? I don't think so.