r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Mr_Panda009 • 26d ago

Removed: Not NFL Pilots narrowly avoids crashing due to heavy winds from a tornado.

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u/_nf0rc3r_ 26d ago

It’s called a go around and a very normal SOP if I recall.

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u/tomaiholt 26d ago edited 25d ago

A go around should happen way before continuing a landing, at the decision height. I think this is just a missed approach, a very late missed approach.

Edit: I'm wrong

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u/aberroco 25d ago

Nope, mostly wrong. Decision height is for instrumental approach, mostly. It's height at which you should clearly see runway to proceed. In any case, pilot may initiate go-around at any point, until he committed to land - i.e. turned on thrust reverses, brakes, have not enough runway ahead or not enough speed.

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u/tomaiholt 25d ago

I've now googled and see I'm wrong. There's a definition that even includes the 'bounce' in the vid. I'll keep my trap shut when I sense I'm talking out of my ass lol