Just trying to understand the use of a touch n go in commercial aviation why cant they just do a go around without t’n’g once n for all…
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To practice landing and get a feel for the aircraft I think.
A ‘touch and go’ or circuit is typically used in General Aviation as a way of flight training - practising landings and takeoffs in various weather conditions.
In commercial aviation, this is used in the same practice, whether it be new pilots being certified on a new aircraft, gaining real-world practical experience, or for aircraft - manufactures would do these flights to test the airworthiness of the aircraft, in addition to checking systems and instruments.
On commerical flights, these could be an aborted landing - where the aircraft touches down, but it is decided to be unsafe to continue with the landing. A ‘go-around’ typically happens before this - where the aircraft is still airborne.
Hope this helps!
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just adding on, this is more commenly know as a baulked landing.
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Who’s knows. Touch and Goes are usually for the military
After a pilot does their type rating, they have to do something called base training or circuit training. They’ll go up in one of the company’s aircraft and fly 6 patterns each. It’s usually a right-hand circuit because obviously the trainee is in the right seat, makibg it easier.
I understand when pilots are on trainning but my question is when they carrying passengers lets say like in a bad weather"kinda understand wat ‘Adam’ mentioned on" commitment to land but aborted landing deemed unsafe to land.
A go around can be performed at any point during landing until the selection of reverse thrust. Once the reversers have been deployed, it would take too long to stow them again and get back to TOGA thrust for a go around. But until then, even if the aircraft has touched down, a go around, or rejected/balked landing, is always an option and wouldn’t be any different to a “normal” go around.
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