Ron Lee wrote:

And I
could have "salvaged" it but why take unnecessary risks?

I'm of mixed mind.

On one hand, it's fairly common at some airports around here (KTEB being the
extreme in my experience, but it's not alone) to be told to keep the speed
up on final. Given the long runways involved, I've never had a problem
with that. In fact, the long slow flare is both fun and good practice.

If you cannot handle a landing that's a little hot, there are airports where
you'll not be welcome.

On the other hand, assuming VMC and either no passenger or a willing one
(and a few other conditions), I'll go around if a leaf blows across the
runway. Landing is the beginning of the end of the flight, and who wants
that?

Of course, I justify the cost of the extra flight time by having avoided all
that foreign object damage laugh.

- Andrew