After living in my house for 13 years and being 100 feet (30 meters) right of centerline of runway 04 LGA and 40 seconds from touchdown, never had I the luck to be on an airliner that made that approach. Returning from TPA a few months ago, my dream came true. I was in seat 30F on a UA 757 when I finally saw my house from the approach. Much to my delight, the flight ahead of us had not cleared the runway in time, requiring us to make a go-around. What I didn't see on the first approach I was able to see on the second. I got two treats on the same day. Chris LGA ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 16:32:32 -0400 >From: Mike Gammon <jmgammon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: More Ch. 9 stuff >To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >I have had many go-arounds in airliners. Here's a few that I can remember: > >Air Canada DC-9 at Rouyn-Noranda, broke out of clouds on an NDB approach too >too fast, too high and too close to stabilize, had to go around. Second >attempt, same result. Divert to Val d'Or. > >Eastern Provincial Airways B737 at Stephenville NFLD. Had to go around in a >blizzard, lost sight of runway on short final. Successful landing on second >attempt. This was a real white-knuckle affair, turbulence, snowstorm, high >winds, etc. > >Air Ontario Dash-8, due to traffic ahead not clearing in time. > >Asiana B737 at Kunsan, Korea, military F16 declared an emergency and we had >to break off our approach on final. > >Air Canada B767-200 at YUL, traffic ahead didn't clear in time. > >Mike Gammon > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bahadir Acuner" <bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx> >To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 12:20 PM >Subject: More Ch. 9 stuff > > >> I was on UAL 129 traveling IAD-ORD and we were #2 for runway 27L to ORD on >> Friday night. >> Before us there was this AA Md-80 and another United was just landing on >the >> runway. >> >> ATC told the UAL 327 to get out of the next high speed taxiway and >expedite >> the exit. >> for some reason the UAL 327 couldn't make it on time .. >> >> ORD TWR: United 327 I told you to expedite.. break .. American XXXX go >> around fly runway >> heading .. Contact departure. >> >> AA XXXX: American XXXXX going around. (I wish I was in that machine, never >> did a go around >> in a commercial airliner) >> >> TWR : United 327 , what are you doing parking on the runway? .. break .. >> United 129 cleared >> to land. >> >> After a bit of silence UAL 327 decided to come back. >> >> UAL327: We didn't park on the runway >> >> TWR: I don't think you want to go there and I don't think you want to park >> on the taxiway >> all night long.. >> >> It was interesting to say the least.. >> >> BAHA >> Fan of Ch.9 >>