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Nancy Hattaway Miller wrote:
> 
> > I wouldn't worry about it. There are any number of stories
> > from people who opted for go-arounds during their checkride
> > because they weren't happy with the approach, yet still
> > passed their checkride.
> 
> Yet still? On the Private checkride, the examiner has to see a
> go-around. Either you do one, or he tells you to do one. Around here, if
> you don't do one, the examiner seems to pick your best, sweetest, most
> stabilized, prettiest (you get the picture) approach and while you are a
> few short heartbeats from a perfect kiss of a landing, says, "Okay, go
> around."

Hmm. There's a difference between "show me a go-around" and
a student opting to go around after the examiner has told them
to demonstrate a short-field landing.

The examiner might be pleased as punch to see the student
demonstrate that kind of caution, but that doesn't mean that
the student (as demonstrated by the earlier post in this
thread) won't react with dismay by thinking the examiner will
fault them for a poor approach.

I didn't do a go-around in my private checkride. We never
did an engine-out scenario, and I made one touch 'n go and
one full stop landing.....

My instructor used to try and do things similar to what
you suggested. We'd be on short final and he'd point to
the plane holding short and yell "They're pulling on to
our runway! Go around!". I'd look at them and say "No
they aren't." I was never good at discerning when it was
a training exercise and when it was real. He was never
happy with that: He always wanted me to react immediately
rather than verify his call. Ah well.

Brett


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