Originally Posted by
El Bunto
According to gossip on airliners.net, published go-around procedure is straight-ahead for two miles and then a right turn. Unsurprisingly not an immediate left turn over the terminal and other fuelled airliners.
A further objection appears to be based on the go-around being approved following an 'understanding' between tower ATC and the crew on the basis of a spurious undercarriage 'issue'.
The clearance was "in case of missed approach left hand visual pattern approved". The rest was airmanship. Would i have done the same? Probably not, was it unsafe? Nope.