stubby2 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 I get a bit confused over the difference and use of go around vs missed approach procedures. For GA the I believe the usual procedure for a go around is to fly the traffic pattern at 1000 - 1500 ft or so depending on the aircraft and airport. However, I'm not sure when to use a go around vs missed approach. I do not normally use ATC. In the case of a jet if I'm on short final and hit a wind gust my first thought is to go around. Most of the time I do instrument landings and I read somewhere that the missed approach procedure is mandatory for an instrument landing. If so is this true for jets and GA ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 I get a bit confused over the difference and use of go around vs missed approach procedures. For GA the I believe the usual procedure for a go around is to fly the traffic pattern at 1000 - 1500 ft or so depending on the aircraft and airport. However, I'm not sure when to use a go around vs missed approach. I do not normally use ATC. In the case of a jet if I'm on short final and hit a wind gust my first thought is to go around. Most of the time I do instrument landings and I read somewhere that the missed approach procedure is mandatory for an instrument landing. If so is this true for jets and GA ? Go Around usually refers to an aborted VFR approach. A Missed Approach is to do with an instrument approach. It has nothing to do with jets or GA, although it is more likely to find a MA following Instrument Flight Rules as a VFR approach is simply less likely with a jet... ATC will normally call for a Go Around, no matter the approach being flown VFR or IFR. There is no such ATC call as "go missed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 To add a bit to Mallcott's description, the missed approach is actually part of the instrument approach procedure, and is spelled out on the approach plates, and even the criteria for doing a missed approach is on that plate. The go around, whether called for by ATC or initiated by the pilot, is just aborting the landing (maybe a runway obstruction or the aircraft is not in a good position for a landing), so has no "published" procedure, but is practiced under the supervision of a flight instructor (CFI) before a student pilot even solos, plus at many other times, so that a pilot's training tells him what/how to do it, and just as important, when. I might also note that even if you're on an IFR approach and get past the missed approach point, you still could have to do a go around, perhaps a deer strayed onto the runway, but there IS no missed approach for a VFR approach, just a go around if you decide it's necessary. Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby2 Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 Ok I get it. Go around sounds like a generic term for an aborted flight. There are a number of ways to do another approach. I mistakenly was interpreting the term as a landing abort and approach procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Go around sounds like a generic term for an aborted flight. Actually, it IS a "a generic term for an aborted" landing. mistakenly was interpreting the term as a landing abort and approach procedure. The first half is right, but no approach procedure included. Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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