Yes you can do it guys.....but why when you have a choice to do it earlier than 1ft ? Capt Fathom you are at much greater risk of striking the tail on Go-around rather than take off, the fact you can do both isn't the point. Its risk management. Rotating with landing flap is different to take off and affected by inertia, rotating with the oleos compressed on Go-around reduces tail clearance, the semi levered gear system is for take off only..... I could bore you with the technical however there are a number of carriers including more recently our Japanese friends who have scrapped the tail doing just that. Lets not forget a "normal" go-around is the most screwed up manoeuvre in the industry. How many times do pilots practice take offs compared to Go-arounds and how many practice it from a very low Go-around. That's why Boeing specifically caution it. I am in a fortunate position to see the fun on a weekly basis in the sim.
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