How often do you have to go around?

On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:22:45 -0400, Ron Natalie
wrote:

Mxsmanic wrote:
In simulation, the simulated ATC seems to be very inefficient at
spacing aircraft, because practically every fifth aircraft on landing
is told to go around. In fact, if you are told to follow someone in
for a landing, you can take for granted that he won't clear the runway
in time and you'll be told to go around. It's tiresome and
frustrating after spending a lot of effort to line things up nicely.

It's rare. I can't recall ever being told to go around at Dulles and
I can recall only once having a Gulfstream sent around because I was
on the runway. It's more common at airports with a lot of instructional

That's about my average as well for a bit over 1300 hours.

Once, many years ago an small turboprop had to go around at Lansing
as I hadn't cleared the runway. A couple years ago at MBS I was
told to "keep it in close" and then the guy ahead of me landed on the
numbers with a mile taxi to the first turnoff. I did a go around, was
still cleared, landed long, made the turn off and a DC-9 was able to
land behind me. Had I landed on the numbers the DC-9 would have had to
have gone around.

activity. People don't clear the runway or mess up the spacing, or
don't take off promptly when cleared, etc...


I suspect the flight games throw in a few more unexpected incidents,
malfunctions, etc... to make the games more interesting.


Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com