A lot of operators do not allow touch and goes, due the
perceived risks. But they could do a stop and go.


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| Jim Macklin wrote:
| It may have been a test flight, checking avionics,
| auto-pilot, etc. The crew may also have been in
training.
| Maybe they just needed a few more minutes to complete
some
| flight time experience requirement and a go-around was
| better than and would use less time than another flight
| cycle.
|
| I've heard of 737's 'in the pattern' at Castle AFB.
| On that runway, they can probably do a couple of Touch
| and goes on each pass.
|
| gerald