Originally Posted by
wiggy
Ok thanks for that, so it's a case of "if it looks/feels alright" it is regarded as acceptable to press on and land, regardless of what the tower reports ( and is perhaps on the tapes..?
And equally so, it is acceptable to initiate a go-around, even if the tower says it's well within limits.
The pilot is the commander of his aircraft, and responsible for both good and bad decisions. The tower is only responsible for passing information and in some cases, giving permission or instructing a go-around because of external factors. No controller anywhere in the civilian world has however any say in whether a particular approach is safe or not from the perspective of aircraft handling and performance. That decision is absolutely and completely ALWAYS with the pilot.
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