Go-around - my first sighting

Marty Shapiro wrote:
About 5 1/2 years ago I was in Las Vegas with some visiting friends. While
my friends kids went on the rides on top of the Stratosphere Tower, I was
watching the airlines land on 19 L&R at McCarran. It was a brilliantly
clear hot August day.

2 years ago I saw a jet Blue A320 doing S-turns on a 3-4 mile final
(IIRC). At the time I knew S-turns were normal in light aircraft but
not transport jets. Turns out it is legal. It isn't normal but
occasionally it gets the job done.

gerald

NW_PILOT wrote:

Go to Grant County Airport in Washington you will see 747's doing touch &
goes that'a a trip to watch.

is this controlled or uncontrolled? I can already hear on CTAF
"Grant traffic, Boeing 1X32L turning base. following the laugh Boeing
(Stearman) turning final. Grant."



Gerald

Boeing Heavy 1234BB


"GS" wrote in message
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| NW_PILOT wrote:
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| Go to Grant County Airport in Washington you will see
747's doing touch &
| goes that'a a trip to watch.
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| is this controlled or uncontrolled? I can already hear on
CTAF
| "Grant traffic, Boeing 1X32L turning base. following the
laugh Boeing
| (Stearman) turning final. Grant."
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|
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| Gerald

GS wrote in
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Marty Shapiro wrote:
About 5 1/2 years ago I was in Las Vegas with some visiting friends.
While my friends kids went on the rides on top of the Stratosphere
Tower, I was watching the airlines land on 19 L&R at McCarran. It
was a brilliantly clear hot August day.

2 years ago I saw a jet Blue A320 doing S-turns on a 3-4 mile final
(IIRC). At the time I knew S-turns were normal in light aircraft but
not transport jets. Turns out it is legal. It isn't normal but
occasionally it gets the job done.

gerald

SJC did that several years ago. Tower cleared a B-17 and a P-51 to do a low
pass. They had about 4 airliners strung out all the way to GILRO (the IAF,
about 30 miles out) doings S-turns. They were all able to land in
sequence.

Once near Manteca VOR, I hear on Stockon Approach (now Norcal Approach)
"November xxx (I forgot the number) Uniform Alpha Heavy requests Stockton
ADF practice approach". When I spotted the traffic below me, it was 747.

--
Marty Shapiro
Silicon Rallye Inc.

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

I can't imagine a jet doing this even at castle. I've
heard these were non-commercial 737's (private or other)

AF-1 (well not AF-1, but one of the planes used for AF-1) comes
over to Dulles occasionally and shoots touch and goes.

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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Boeing Heavy 1234BB

Nah, they were light. No people or luggage onboard; just practicing! g
--
Jim in NC

"GS" wrote in message
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NW_PILOT wrote:

Go to Grant County Airport in Washington you will see 747's doing touch &
goes that'a a trip to watch.

is this controlled or uncontrolled?

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KMWH
HVY JET TRNG SFC TO 5000 FT WI 25 MI OF ARPT; PSBL WAKE
TURBC FM LARGER ACFT USING RY 14L/32R

I can already hear on CTAF
"Grant traffic, Boeing 1X32L turning base. following the laugh Boeing
(Stearman) turning final. Grant."

I dount the 747 training goes on when the tower is closed. But watch out
for the military at night.

RY 09/27 USED AS ASSAULT STRIP BY C-17 ACFT.
EXTENSIVE HVY MIL JET ACFT NIGHT TRAINING 1000PM-0300AM
LCL MAR-OCT. ANNOUNCE LANDING INTENTIONS ON CTAF AFTER
ATCT CLSD.

Of course, they may or may not have their lights on.

Pete

"AES" wrote

Suppose a commercial airliner is in the late stages of an approach, and
an sudden hard go-around decision is made. Assuming everything is done
right, how much additional altitude is lost before the airplane levels
off and starts climbing?

That is an excellent question! Let's hope Capt Doug, or one of the other
current heavy metal pilots chime in here. You might have to wait a while,
as they might be on a flight, right now.
--
Jim in NC

Sounds like a perfect place to build some condominiums so
the residents can complain. grin

Gerald



Peter Duniho wrote:
"GS" wrote in message
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NW_PILOT wrote:


Go to Grant County Airport in Washington you will see 747's doing touch &
goes that'a a trip to watch.

is this controlled or uncontrolled?


http://www.airnav.com/airport/KMWH
HVY JET TRNG SFC TO 5000 FT WI 25 MI OF ARPT; PSBL WAKE
TURBC FM LARGER ACFT USING RY 14L/32R


I can already hear on CTAF
"Grant traffic, Boeing 1X32L turning base. following the laugh Boeing
(Stearman) turning final. Grant."


I dount the 747 training goes on when the tower is closed. But watch out
for the military at night.

RY 09/27 USED AS ASSAULT STRIP BY C-17 ACFT.
EXTENSIVE HVY MIL JET ACFT NIGHT TRAINING 1000PM-0300AM
LCL MAR-OCT. ANNOUNCE LANDING INTENTIONS ON CTAF AFTER
ATCT CLSD.

Of course, they may or may not have their lights on.

Pete

Marty Shapiro wrote:
Once near Manteca VOR, I hear on Stockon Approach (now Norcal Approach)
"November xxx (I forgot the number) Uniform Alpha Heavy requests Stockton
ADF practice approach". When I spotted the traffic below me, it was 747.

That must have been me. Not too many private 747's in this area.
I was working on my IFR ticket at the time. ;-)

Gerald