Blutarski
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- Nov 27, 2001
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I've been flying on the line for about a month and a half now and have come to realize that ATC really likes to clear us for the visual approach as I guess it takes the burden of collision avoidance off of them and lays it on us as well as allowing for closer sequencing; but that's not really my question.
From what I understand a visual approach is an instrument procedure conducted in VMC whereby the pilot must have either the airport or the preceding aircraft in sight and must have a reasonable expectation of proceding to the field and landing while maintaining VMC and proper separation.
Question: What is the prescribed procedure in the event of a missed approach or go-around? I've heard that the tower is required to assign a heading and altitude and then possibly a frequency change for radar service, I've heard maintain VMC and enter the visual pattern to come back around for another try and I've also heard folks brief the published missed. The reason I ask is so that I can be accurate and concise during my approach briefings. I had one captain get really pissed when I briefed that "a missed or go-around would be with the tower, if directed to execute the published missed it will be a blahblahblah". His opinion (a very strong one) was that the published missed was in no way authorized from a visual approach and we were a VFR aircraft at that point (at least I think that's what he was getting at but when he turned into a wanker I pretty much stopped listening). I couldn't disagree more as we've not cancelled IFR and that trying to maneuver a jet into the 1500' VFR pattern would be much more dangerous than flying a published IFR procedure wherein the airspace is protected, at least from obstacle intrusion, I don't know about other traffic.
To sum up: What is the sanctioned method for conducting the go-around or inadvertant missed off the visual and how would you brief it?
Thanks to all who care to respond. -Bluto out.
From what I understand a visual approach is an instrument procedure conducted in VMC whereby the pilot must have either the airport or the preceding aircraft in sight and must have a reasonable expectation of proceding to the field and landing while maintaining VMC and proper separation.
Question: What is the prescribed procedure in the event of a missed approach or go-around? I've heard that the tower is required to assign a heading and altitude and then possibly a frequency change for radar service, I've heard maintain VMC and enter the visual pattern to come back around for another try and I've also heard folks brief the published missed. The reason I ask is so that I can be accurate and concise during my approach briefings. I had one captain get really pissed when I briefed that "a missed or go-around would be with the tower, if directed to execute the published missed it will be a blahblahblah". His opinion (a very strong one) was that the published missed was in no way authorized from a visual approach and we were a VFR aircraft at that point (at least I think that's what he was getting at but when he turned into a wanker I pretty much stopped listening). I couldn't disagree more as we've not cancelled IFR and that trying to maneuver a jet into the 1500' VFR pattern would be much more dangerous than flying a published IFR procedure wherein the airspace is protected, at least from obstacle intrusion, I don't know about other traffic.
To sum up: What is the sanctioned method for conducting the go-around or inadvertant missed off the visual and how would you brief it?
Thanks to all who care to respond. -Bluto out.