final glide estimates

Jack, you are reading too much into the AIM - Instrument go-arounds are
given as an example only - not as the only authorized use.

Heck, a plain old go-around on short final for a cow on the runway fits
the example, too!

Or a flyby so the tower can see if the geardoors are flush.

The point is you don't have to land out of a approach.

If it isn't prohibited, it's OK, if done in compliance with the rules.

So yeah, don't buzz the ramp. But down the runway, back into the
pattern? Perfectly legal.

But I agree with not asking for permission - and it's just common sense
to pick the time and place carefully - not at the local part 141 flight
school airport on a busy Saturday afternoon, for example!

The problem is with people who should know better prohibiting
activities just because they think it is wrong, regardless of fact.

Kirk
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