Safely abort a landing attempt. | | All pilot need to go-round on some landings, and need to identify when to go-around. |
- Stability
- Conditions for a go-around
- Bouncing/ballooning
- Runway remaining
- Procedure
- Drag and flaps
- Nose-up tendency and trim
- Left-turning tendencies
- Offsetting L/R
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- Full power (23-31")
- Carb heat off, mixture full rich
- Flaps 20°
- Establish VX climb attitude
- Over obstacles, positive rate: Flaps 10°
- Establish VY climb attitude
- 70 knots: Flaps up
- Communicate go-around
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- Indecisiveness
- Retracting flaps too quickly
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- Failure to recognize bad approach
- Delay in go-around
- Abrupt power usage
- Not using full power
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- Maintain VX or VY climb speed as appropriate
- Establish VY climb ± 5 knots
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