sevenstrokeroll:
it is amazing how much ''automation'' has affected flying.
after I had flown the DC9 for 11 years, I transferred to the 737 (POS). It had autothrottles...what a freaking waste!
so, turning final runway 31 at KLGA off the LIE visual apch, at 300 feet tower says go around, maintain 2,500 feet..WILCO, off we go with the autothrottles. TOWER THEN STARTS YELLING...SEAPLANE AT 1500 feet, maintain 1000' !!!!
I turned everything off and leveled off at 1000'.
TURN OFF THE FREAKING AUTOMATION. to go up, add power and pull nose up, to go down, reduce power and point nose down.
A go around at 1500' agl is not quite as critical as one at DH/DA...but you do have to think...where am I, what do I want to accomplish? What is the safest way to achieve this?
climbing 400'? Gentle...
CLIMBING away from danger, MAX EFFORT FULL POWER GET THE THING GOING.
And if you have to ask at PPRuNe...you better do some serious thinking for yourself about all sorts of things.
And for one of those light piston twins...think about what you will do if you lose an engine in the descent...you might not even know you lost one till you try to level off in the pattern!
Good luck...think...really, THINK@!!!!!!!
Great post!!