Morgans wrote:

"Bob Moore" wrote


From the FAA's Pilot/Controller Glossary:

CLEARED FOR THE OPTION- ATC authorization for an aircraft to make a touch-
and-go, low approach, missed approach, stop and go, or full stop landing

at

the discretion of the pilot. It is normally used in training so that an
instructor can evaluate a student's performance under changing situations.

LOW APPROACH- An approach over an airport or runway following an

instrument

approach or a VFR approach including the go-around maneuver where the

pilot

intentionally does not make contact with the runway.


I would take that the beef the FAA has is that a low approach is normally
done at approach speeds, not WOT, wouldn't you think? g

But you apply WOT as soon as you make the decision to go around. That
usually occurs prior to reaching the runway threshold, so you would be
at WOT. You'd not likely be going 150 MPH in a small airplane, however,
but that really shouldn't be a big deal.


Matt