go-around
Aborted approach maneuver
A go-around is an aborted aircraft landing—when a pilot abandons an approach and climbs to attempt again: Air traffic control ordered a go-around due to runway debris.
More broadly, a go-around is a round of activity or a repeated attempt at something: We had another go-around with the insurance company.
The phrase often implies frustrating repetition.
Paved path for planes
- throttlePower flow controller
- towerTall slender edifice
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
altitude · flaps · cockpit · ATC · overshoot · climb-out · touch-and-go · wave-off
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- concessionYielding a point
deal-making · settlement · agreement · back-and-forth · stalemate · impasse · terms · trade-off
runway
Paved path for planes
airspeed · altitude · flaps · cockpit · ATC · overshoot · climb-out · touch-and-go · wave-off · bolter
compromise
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
concession · deal-making · settlement · agreement · back-and-forth · stalemate · impasse · terms · trade-off · accord
second-chance
Renewed opportunity after failing
mulligan · repetition · restart · rerun · comeback · retrial · reexamination · revisit · reprise · persistence
showdown
Decisive final confrontation
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
bout · spat · quarrel · run-in · tiff · skirmish · face-off · dustup · argument · disagreement
- aviation jargoncockpit, fuselage, jetway, pushback, holding pattern
- flight simulationcockpit, flight controls, flight simulator, joystick, landing
- flight trainingflight training, flight school, flight instructor, student pilot, solo flight
- Air Trafficair traffic control, ATC, controller, radar contact, radar tracking
- air traffic controltower control, control tower, controllers, controller, radar systems
- Aviation Slangroger, mayday, pan-pan, squawk, affirmative
go-aroundlanding
Descent's final moment
touchdown · touch-and-go · arrival · greaser
go-aroundagreement
Shared position between parties
resolution · settlement · accord · reconciliation · understanding
go-arounddirect approach
Unsubtle, frontal method
straight shot · beeline · straight path · shortcut · direct route