Yet another n00b question.

[PlutonianEmpire]

What's the difference between a regular go-around and a "published" go-around?

[JBaymore]

Hopefully this is basically correct .........  ;D

A "published" go-around is a very specific procedure specified in real charts that tells you the exact vertical and horiozontal paths your aircraft should take if you "go missed".

[vololiberista]

As has been said a "published"  ""Missed Approach"" will be a chart and/or written instructions given for an airport with an ILS facility or NDB approach. "Regular" doesn't exist. But an unpublished "missed approach" would be say for an airport without a facility that may instead use a left or right hand circuit for joining, take-off and landing. So, you must know the circuit pattern of an airfield beforehand!!".  And, you're more likely to be flying a GA a/c if joining a circuit.

Let's say you are approaching an airfield with a right hand circuit for rwy 21 (usually at 1,000ft QFE). You are at 7dme and making first contact with the ATC. They may say to you "G-BIZR join right hand downwind for rwy21, QFE 998. So, you set your altimeter to 998 millibars descent to 1,000ft fly across the opposite threshhold of the rwy and turn right downwind.  Call to ATC "G-BIZR downwind for rwy 21", as you turn on base leg make another call, and as you line up for final approach call "G-BIZR finals for 21" ATC may respond "G-BIZR cleared to land, surface wind 230 at one five knots"
THEN, they say "G-BIZR go around, I say again go around, acknowledge" you reply "G-BIZR going around"
You now reset your flaps climb to 500ft QFE fly along the rwy, until the opposing threshhold is past your tail turn right and climb to 1,000ft QFE and rejoin the circuit in a normal way..
That is the unpublished "Missed Approach" procedure!!
Vololiberista

[PlutonianEmpire]

Wow. lol thanks

[flaminghotsauce]

There would be a difference if you are IFR or VFR as well. IFR you would want to fly the published so as not to hit anything you cannot see. Or do what ATC tells you at least. VFR you get back in the traffic pattern as explained  by vololiberista above.