Unicom: 12/04

Touch And Goes?
I am in full agreement that touch-and-go landings (“Touch And Goes,” October 2004) are not that useful. Heck, they don’t even count for currency in a tailwheel aircraft. But mostly, they are very unrealistic and don’t teach that much. I would agree that if you need to do them, make sure you have lots of runway. But if you have lots of runway, think about a stop-and-go landing. Land, stop, reconfigure, perform whatever checklist items you need to do and then go. You get to practice a takeoff too!

Instead of practicing touch-and-goes, we ought to practice more go-arounds. Sometimes I think they are a lost art.

Vince Massimini
Via e-mail

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