QF422 [go around experience]

[jb747]

The only QF 388 issue was the assymetric flap extension on approach into YSSY. I typically do on average up to 100 sectors per year internationally and domestic across multiple airlines. The above details represent the last 5-6 years of travel - say 20 issues in total. Not sure what the % of aborted take offs /rejected landings, etc are but 3-4% seems low to me but this would most likely depend on a number of variables including what airports / routes you fly.

Well, as I said earlier, my go around rate overall is about .5%...so 3-4 sounds terrible. As for aborts...I've done two in 20,000 hours (he says whilst touching wood). One in an A4G, and another in a 767 (at Darwin).

While were at it my most unusual flying experience was when I contracted to CDSC (around 25 years ago now) working on the RAN DDG's and getting winched into the back of Sea King off the coast of NSW for a 45 minute flight back to NAS Nowra....

Done that too, but from both ends of the winch.

 

[Boris spatsky]

Only 1 go around for me in the last two years as a shorthaul pilot below 1500 feet (thats about 5 nautical miles out) - due to windshear.

Plenty in my C130 times but most of those were atrocious controlling in non-English speaking countries or to dirt strips at night (including to avoid roos/cows/camels).