humptybump
Well Known Member
When was the last time you "practiced" a go-around?
For me, it was a very long time ago, during a biennial. I was on final and about 50' AGL when the instructor yelled "DOG!"
I executed the go-around and once I was in the climb and the flaps were on the way up, the instructor asked if I saw the dog. I paused and said "no". She said there was no dog. It was a test.
I ask this because two of my last four arrivals to my 1900' strip included the to-around. One of those was precipitated by squirly winds but the other was "less than perfect energy management". I'm glad the RV-8 is so responsive to "energy adjustments".
There have been many threads on landing procedures, "how short is a short runway", etc. sooner of later someone will deal out the "go-around" card.
Trust me, it's a nice card to have in you deck of tricks.
For me, it was a very long time ago, during a biennial. I was on final and about 50' AGL when the instructor yelled "DOG!"
I executed the go-around and once I was in the climb and the flaps were on the way up, the instructor asked if I saw the dog. I paused and said "no". She said there was no dog. It was a test.
I ask this because two of my last four arrivals to my 1900' strip included the to-around. One of those was precipitated by squirly winds but the other was "less than perfect energy management". I'm glad the RV-8 is so responsive to "energy adjustments".
There have been many threads on landing procedures, "how short is a short runway", etc. sooner of later someone will deal out the "go-around" card.
Trust me, it's a nice card to have in you deck of tricks.