go-around speed

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STS-41B

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If a go-around is initiated, do controllers expect a certain speed?
Obviously if it's at a class C/D or under B, its 200. But at a B airport, do you guys want any particular speed?
 
I'm not expecting a particular speed unless I assign it. Most go arounds I work don't seem to accelerate all the way back to 250kts though. But anything legal is fine, if we want something else we should assign it.
 
In the busy Class B airports, you're probably getting handed off to the departure controller because you're all up in their departure corridor. Their job is to pass you along to the feeder/arrival controller as quickly as possible so that the person responsible for managing your (second) arrival can make speed decisions.
 
Accelerating all the way to 250 will just burn a bunch of gas. And since most go arounds will be tower assignment (more likely than doing a full missed approach procedure), they'll give you a heading and altitude to come back around.
 
FM_Weasel said:
In the busy Class B airports, you're probably getting handed off to the departure controller because you're all up in their departure corridor. Their job is to pass you along to the feeder/arrival controller as quickly as possible so that the person responsible for managing your (second) arrival can make speed decisions.
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This is correct! If you go around at EWR, your best bet is to increase back up to 250 (unless told otherwise).
 
N90-EWR said:
This is correct! If you go around at EWR, your best bet is to increase back up to 250 (unless told otherwise).
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Yeah, I accelerated to 210 then up to 250 on the (Tower initiated) go-around I flew in SFO this year.

Nobody complained.
 
Thx,
I did a go around at a class B and accelerated towards 250. Captain got pissed and yanked throttles back. That's why I wondered..
 
SteveC said:
I don't understand the reasoning for accelerating to 250?
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Because at a Class B airport, you are most likely going to be put back into the arrival stream. You don't just enter the downwind and try again. You'll need to be resequenced so we need you going the same speed as everyone else. If we need something different, we'll tell you.
 
SteveC said:
I don't understand the reasoning for accelerating to 250?
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It honestly depends on the airport for me. At a busy class B, I'm going to merge with traffic, just like getting on the freeway. Be at speed at the top of the on ramp so people aren't changing lanes, or having to slow down. If I'm at a sleepy class C or D, 200kts works fine, since you are most likely going to enter a downwind, and try again.
 
NovemberEcho said:
Because at a Class B airport, you are most likely going to be put back into the arrival stream. You don't just enter the downwind and try again. You'll need to be resequenced so we need you going the same speed as everyone else. If we need something different, we'll tell you.
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Every time I've done a g around at a busy Class B, I've been sequenced back on to the downwind. Always at a speed less than 250 knots. The vast majority of the time, I've been given 210 knots.
 
ctab5060X said:
Every time I've done a g around at a busy Class B, I've been sequenced back on to the downwind. Always at a speed less than 250 knots. The vast majority of the time, I've been given 210 knots.
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Radar downwind vs tower downwind.
I'm assuming you got sent back to approach?
Less busy airports the tower controller has the option to keep you in the tower pattern and fit you right back in.
 
I'd imagine everyone with the fancy boxes is going to accelerate to the speed in the box on the missed. Sometimes the plate specifies, OR maybe it's max holding speed for the altitude of the missed... no can't be that. That would make far too much sense.
 
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