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Old 9th Sep 2016, 18:54
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tdracer
 
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Having read the entire thread, I'm rather shocked and alarmed by the attitude that a go-around is in anyway an unusual or difficult maneuver.
As I've noted previously, I've been on the flight deck for dozens of "simulated" go-arounds - a go-around at 250 ft. AGL is a standard part of my flight test profile. But, as SLF, I've experienced at least 3 go-arounds in the 'real world'. Apparently two were due to the preceding aircraft slow to clear the runway (something I don't consider to be rare), one was for a snowplow on the runway (hopefully that is rare).
In my not so humble opinion, any pilot who considers a go-around to be an unusual or stressful maneuver has no business in the pointy end of the aircraft.
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