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A SHORT GUIDE TO GO-AROUNDS Have you ever experienced a go-around in a plane? The plane is on final approach , when the pilot increases throttle, retracts flaps and retracts the landing gear, aborting the landing. After that, the pilot follows the approach pattern again and attempts another landing. That is called a go-around . Now, why should a pilot abort the approach just before landing, and why should the flaps be retracted? Well, you have come to the right blog to learn about that! First, let’s have an overview on what is final approach. Final approach is the last leg of the landing when the plane lines up with the runway and descends at the correct rate. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner on final approach. Now, a pilot may decide to go-around for various reasons, such as an unstable approach, the plane does not touch down in the landing zone, if there is any obstacle on the runway (other aircraft, vehicles or even animals), severe weather, controllability iss...