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Old 16th Oct 2014, 23:22
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Keg

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A passenger once reported to the media that I did a go around due to missing another aeroplane on the runway by 20 meters. I actually did a go around at 20' due to gusty wind conditions.

The crew did an approach and landing on a crappy night. On such days one gets in whilst another doesn't. A 767 and an A330 have gone around in front of me when I've gotten in. In my go around in Melbourne I went around whislt the two aircraft either side of me got in. The next one after that went around.

Should they have diverted? Perhaps, or perhaps not. Maybe that was an option up their sleeve anytime until the reverse thrust deployed. I do know that I trust nothing that is written in the media re these events and I trust nothing that a 'company spokesperson' says about these events either.
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