✈️ A Go-Around Is Always the Right Call — Even When It Gets Spicy

This Qatar Airways A350 crew made the textbook decision:

👉 Unstable approach? Go around ✅

During the maneuver, the aircraft came very close to a tail strike a reminder that even the safest decision can demand precise handling and discipline in the final seconds.

Two truths can coexist:

✔️ A go-around is never a failure

✔️ Timing, pitch control, and thrust management matter a lot

From the cockpit, this is where training takes over: no ego, no hesitation, just execution.

💬 Question for pilots & avgeeks: Would you have initiated the go-around earlier… or was this still well within margins?

This is exactly why we train.