touch and go

[looie]

what is the of a touch-and-go, why would you land then t/o straight after

[Tweek]

Practicing circuits perhaps..

[looie]

oh ok
thanks

looie

[Craig.]

As Tweek said its mainly for practise, but it can also be used in situations where you might not be able to stop on the runway, maybe something enters the runway infront of you that hitting is not an option. Its also done alot in aircraft prooving flights where they will do pleanty of go-arounds and touch and goes.

[C]

Practicing circuits perhaps..

Indeed. Just saves lots of time, and your brakes too! Means you can probably do about  6 or 7 take offs and landings in half an hour or so. It also keeps the circuit more fluid if there are several aircraft in the circuit.

[beaky]

Although it's a cheaper way of practicing landings, the t&g is primarily intended as practice in aborting a landing after the wheels have touched down. Depending on the airplane, conditions, etc., the reason for that could be one of many... gear not locked, obstruction on the runway, not enough runway left to roll out, etc., etc.

[Sytse]

AND IT'S FUN TO DO ! ! !