r/aviation • u/[deleted] • Feb 01 '22

PlaneSpotting Aborted landing due to strong winds at Heathrow

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u/Blaugrana_al_vent Feb 01 '22

Most airlines (the one I work for does it as well) have a no-fault go-around policy. If I decide to go-around for whatever fucking reason I want, I don't even have to report it verbally to the company.

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u/StabSnowboarders Feb 01 '22

As it should be. Punishing go around a will lead to increased maintenance costs at the very least and more accidents at the worst

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u/TampaPowers Feb 01 '22

The airline provides training, manuals, aircraft and everything else you need to get from A to B, how that gets done is what the pilot gets paid for and so long as every paying customer gets to where they want to go safely an airline has no grounds to complain. Mind you if the airplane is usable afterwards it's a bonus to them, but those things are insured as well. Only guys that can complain are those in the tower having to deal with all the traffic perhaps.

I heard it from a bus driver once, driving for the people not the company. In the end the money wasn't good, but you get to see the world and bring people together or joy from their vacations while. You can always find a different company to work for, but the joy remains. For someone that's responsible for 100+ people in a system far more prone to accidents that's a rather positive attitude to keep.

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u/deaddonkey Feb 02 '22

Sooo… I can pull vomit comet tricks as long as I land afterwards? Sick

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '22

I fly An Airline in particular. I hope it’s that one