Title:
VMC Club Pilot Safety for VFR Pilots - Go-Around and Beyond
Topic:
Decision Making on Short Final The Go-around and Beyond
Brief Description:
This month’s scenario follows a VFR flight into a small airfield, where the cruise is uneventful — but the approach is not. As the airplane moves from descent to short final, localized conditions begin to challenge the plan. The question quickly becomes: do you continue, go around, try again, or head somewhere else?
This interactive discussion will focus on the judgment required when a stabilized approach begins to fall apart and the landing no longer feels like the right choice.
We’ll dig into:
• the difference between reported winds and what you may actually
encounter on approach
• the mental shift from “I’m landing” to “I’m going around”
• what comes after the go-around, including whether to re-enter the pattern
or divert
• how fuel, runway requirements, and fatigue can shape that next decision
Thanks to Doug Reeves of Bloomington's EAA Chapter 129 for inspiration for this scenario as well as Thomas P. Turner's analysis of the 2024 Honda Jet crash in Orlando.
Select Number:
GL13142964
Location of Seminar:
Cottonwood Airport (1C8)
5105 Auburn Street
EAA Chapter 22 Hangar
Rockford, IL 61101
Directions to Venue:
We meet at the EAA Chapter 22 Hangar. Look for the big EAA sign on the hangar, at the end of the row at the first right turn after the gate. If gate is closed, call 815-621-9142 for code.
If the ground is wet, please park on the drive or on a concrete surface.
Please Register to get WINGS credit for this event.
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Seating:
30
seats at the facility,
30
remaining for online registration.
Registration Information:
Sponsoring Division:
Greater Chicago FAASTeam
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
Contact Information:
Gerard Visel
Phone: 815-621-9142
gcvisel@gmail.com
Sponsored by EAA Chapter 22, need not be a member or a pilot to attend.
Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 2
FAASTeam Project Information:
National Project:
In-Person Safety Promotion to GA Pilots and Flight Instructors
Additional Event Documents:
