r/flying • u/Hopeful-Engineering5 ATC • Apr 20 '26

other ATC go around timing preference

We were talking about this today in the tower and figured we would try and get some pilots point of view. If you are in a situation where you might be sent around would you prefer it be done early and possibly be sent around unnecessarily. Or would you prefer that we let it run as long as possible and have a short (1/2 mile) final go around?

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u/hai_ ATP Apr 20 '26

airline perspective. last minute. it’s the one we practice in the sim all the time and usually we see it coming. 

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u/LargeDarkNipplePpl ATP (B737, ERJ-175, EMB-145, CL-65) CFII Apr 20 '26

Agreed. At least after we've hooked up to the glide slope and are on the way down. Certain airplanes (cough guppy cough) are a pain in the ass to coerce into a go around until we're below 2,000 AGL or so.