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Glossary/Go-Around (Rejected Landing)
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Go-Around (Rejected Landing)

A procedure where the pilot aborts a landing attempt and climbs away to set up for another approach. You apply full power, establish a positive climb pitch attitude, retract flaps incrementally, and fly the traffic pattern for another attempt. A go-around is always the correct decision when the approach is unstabilized, the runway is not clear, or conditions are not safe for landing.

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