Questions tagged [go-around]

Use for aborting a landing; use [missed-approach] for published procedures of the same

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Where's the A318 on the runway that caused a 747 to go around?

I screenshot 1:00 of a 480p YouTube video. The autopilot proclaims Minimums at 1:01, and the pilot flying decides to go around at 1:02 because an A318 was still on the runway, but I can't spot it, or any airplane, on the runway in the video! Can…
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Can a passenger force a Go Around?

Sorry if this question is too stupid, but I wonder what would happen if a passenger on the first row just behind the cockpit (ie. on a 737) starts screaming "GO AROUND" when the plane is about to touch down. Can it confuse the pilots?
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Do pilots know which heading to fly in case of a go around?

If the choice to go around is always an option for the pilot as described in Do pilots need a clearance to go around?, is the heading to go around always well-known at every airport?
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Questions about go around safety

When I perform a go around, how it is guaranteed there will be no traffic on my go around route for both controlled or uncontrolled airport?
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How frequent are touch-and-gos?

Other questions on this site say that go-arounds are roughly 1-3 per 1,000 landings. But in many of them, as described by passengers, the wheels don't actually touch the ground. Recently I had a touch-and-go (at Nuka Hiva, a small airstrip on a…
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Question about go-around trajectory

What does ATC expect you to do if you go around on a visual approach, considering you were never cleared for an instrument approach? Do you set go-around altitude according to the instrument approach or to circuit altitude?
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