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Darkwing opined

"Stella Starr" wrote in message
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It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a landing. Had
it happen once, and as we powered up for the go-around at DFW my reaction
was "Hmph. How 'bout that."
Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident.

http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/

"In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of anything
dangerous..."

In general, a good general-consumer column without too much jargon. IMHO
it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation subject in an
educational article free from sensationalism or disaster references.


I have flown quite a bit commercial but never experienced a go around on a
commercial flight. I'm sure most passengers have no idea what a "go around"
is and why they are typically made.

I was on a go around, or a missed approach (I don't remember which) back in the
80s going into Logan. Once in maybe a hundred flights.

Doesn't happen often, and it was a real suprise.



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Darkwing opined

"Stella Starr" wrote in message
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It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a landing.
Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the go-around at DFW my
reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that."
Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident.

http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/

"In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of
anything dangerous..."

In general, a good general-consumer column without too much jargon.
IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation subject in
an educational article free from sensationalism or disaster
references.


I have flown quite a bit commercial but never experienced a go around
on a commercial flight. I'm sure most passengers have no idea what a
"go around" is and why they are typically made.

I was on a go around, or a missed approach (I don't remember which)
back in the 80s going into Logan. Once in maybe a hundred flights.

Doesn't happen often, and it was a real suprise.



Once in many hundreds or thousands is more like it. I think I have done
two in the last five years... Both on ILS's


Bertie

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Darkwing opined

"Stella Starr" wrote in message
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It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a landing.
Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the go-around at DFW my
reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that."
Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident.

http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/

"In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of
anything dangerous..."

In general, a good general-consumer column without too much jargon.
IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation subject in
an educational article free from sensationalism or disaster
references.


I have flown quite a bit commercial but never experienced a go around
on a commercial flight. I'm sure most passengers have no idea what a
"go around" is and why they are typically made.

I was on a go around, or a missed approach (I don't remember which)
back in the 80s going into Logan. Once in maybe a hundred flights.

Doesn't happen often, and it was a real suprise.



Once in many hundreds or thousands is more like it. I think I have done
two in the last five years... Both on ILS's

When the winds (especially x-winds) pick up, the number increases
significantly. A few months ago I saw two different DC-10s go around at the
same airport on the same day.

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Darkwing opined

"Stella Starr" wrote in message
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It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a
landing. Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the
go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that."
Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident.

http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/

"In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of
anything dangerous..."

In general, a good general-consumer column without too much
jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation
subject in an educational article free from sensationalism or
disaster references.


I have flown quite a bit commercial but never experienced a go
around on a commercial flight. I'm sure most passengers have no idea
what a "go around" is and why they are typically made.

I was on a go around, or a missed approach (I don't remember which)
back in the 80s going into Logan. Once in maybe a hundred flights.

Doesn't happen often, and it was a real suprise.



Once in many hundreds or thousands is more like it. I think I have
done two in the last five years... Both on ILS's

When the winds (especially x-winds) pick up, the number increases
significantly. A few months ago I saw two different DC-10s go around
at the same airport on the same day.


Yeah. That can do it, too.

the old saw is that each approach is an approach to a go around, A
landing off of it is a bonus..


Bertie

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Darkwing opined

"Stella Starr" wrote in message
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It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a
landing. Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the
go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that."
Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident.

http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/

"In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of
anything dangerous..."

In general, a good general-consumer column without too much
jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation
subject in an educational article free from sensationalism or
disaster references.


I have flown quite a bit commercial but never experienced a go
around on a commercial flight. I'm sure most passengers have no idea
what a "go around" is and why they are typically made.

I was on a go around, or a missed approach (I don't remember which)
back in the 80s going into Logan. Once in maybe a hundred flights.

Doesn't happen often, and it was a real suprise.



Once in many hundreds or thousands is more like it. I think I have
done two in the last five years... Both on ILS's

When the winds (especially x-winds) pick up, the number increases
significantly. A few months ago I saw two different DC-10s go around
at the same airport on the same day.


Yeah. That can do it, too.

the old saw is that each approach is an approach to a go around, A
landing off of it is a bonus..

Personally I just view the missed as another segment of the approach. I'm
surprised each time I don't have to execute it.

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Darkwing opined

"Stella Starr" wrote in message
news:PvGdnbAN1shT9HfVnZ2dnUVZ_gidnZ2d@comcas t.com...
It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a
landing. Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the
go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that."
Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident.

http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/

"In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of
anything dangerous..."

In general, a good general-consumer column without too much
jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an
aviation subject in an educational article free from
sensationalism or disaster references.


I have flown quite a bit commercial but never experienced a go
around on a commercial flight. I'm sure most passengers have no
idea what a "go around" is and why they are typically made.

I was on a go around, or a missed approach (I don't remember
which) back in the 80s going into Logan. Once in maybe a hundred
flights.

Doesn't happen often, and it was a real suprise.



Once in many hundreds or thousands is more like it. I think I have
done two in the last five years... Both on ILS's

When the winds (especially x-winds) pick up, the number increases
significantly. A few months ago I saw two different DC-10s go
around at the same airport on the same day.


Yeah. That can do it, too.

the old saw is that each approach is an approach to a go around, A
landing off of it is a bonus..

Personally I just view the missed as another segment of the approach.
I'm surprised each time I don't have to execute it.


I'm just kinda annoyed. Means more work!

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Darkwing opined

"Stella Starr" wrote in message
news:PvGdnbAN1shT9HfVnZ2dnUVZ_gidnZ2d@comca st.com...
It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a
landing. Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the
go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that."
Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident.

http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/

"In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of
anything dangerous..."

In general, a good general-consumer column without too much
jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an
aviation subject in an educational article free from
sensationalism or disaster references.


I have flown quite a bit commercial but never experienced a go
around on a commercial flight. I'm sure most passengers have no
idea what a "go around" is and why they are typically made.

I was on a go around, or a missed approach (I don't remember
which) back in the 80s going into Logan. Once in maybe a hundred
flights.

Doesn't happen often, and it was a real suprise.



Once in many hundreds or thousands is more like it. I think I have
done two in the last five years... Both on ILS's

When the winds (especially x-winds) pick up, the number increases
significantly. A few months ago I saw two different DC-10s go
around at the same airport on the same day.


Yeah. That can do it, too.

the old saw is that each approach is an approach to a go around, A
landing off of it is a bonus..

Personally I just view the missed as another segment of the approach.
I'm surprised each time I don't have to execute it.


I'm just kinda annoyed. Means more work!

Beats digging ditches.