When an airplane lands, what is a touch n go? And why do they have to do this?

Question

When an airplane lands, what is a touch n go? And why do they have to do this?

Answer 1

A touch n go basically means that some part of the airplane touches the ground and then you raise the flaps, add full power, and go. It's generally done as a training maneuver. Doing touch n goes, you can practice a landing every six minutes or so. If you pulled off the runway, taxied back, and took off, you would only get in a landing every twelve minutes or so.

Most instructors believe they are an extremely valuable training tool. A minority argue that by using a maneuver that has almost no real-world value is an inherently bad idea and that you don't get used to the landing being followed by stopping and cleaning up the plane as is normally required.

Over-emphasis on touch and go maneuvers can lead to a reduction in awareness of the flap position and trim settings after a normal landing. There is also the problem of whether the student or the instructor raises the flaps after touchdown. Either way has its issues.

Personally, I think the student should raise the flaps, and should treat a touch n go as a type of go around, just with the decision to abort the landing made late. Students should definitely practice go arounds, since it's common for a student to make an unsatisfactory approach.

Answer 2

i think just for training

Answer 3

Yes they are done for training, but that is not the only reason, like stated above, a blocked/unsafe runway, insufficient space left to land can also cause a touch and go to be required.  Also, as for the F-14 thing.  that is only done so that they can take off again if the tail hook doesn't catch on an aircraft carrier.  "Touch and Go's" are very similar to "Go Around's" except for the fact that if any part of the aircraft touches the ground before the aircraft takes off again it is considered a touch and go but if the landing is aborted before touchdown it is known as a go around.

Hope I cleared that up!

Answer 4

a Touch and Go is the plane basically put all the wheels back on the ground, then powers back up to take off. Usually for training purposes.

Answer 5

Also known among pilots as nodding off in class and catching yourself, aka "doing a touch n go."

All for training, no need to waste time stopping and taking off to get the point of landing and trying it again.

Answer 6

Touch and go is a training maneuver - usually done during primary pilot training, when the student tries to learn to land an airplane.  It involves landing, after touchdown instead of applying brakes to slow the aircraft down you quickly reconfigure for takeoff (change flap settings at minimum), then advance power and takeoff again.  It is done to save time and money - since you do not need to slow down to taxi speed, vacate the runway, and taxi back to the beginning of the runway - like you do in full stop landing.

Touch and go is done *on purpose* as a training maneuver.  If performed at an airport with an operating control tower, it needs to be requested and approved  - otherwise ATC expects you to execute a normal landing and taxi clear of the runway.

It should not be confused with a "go around" - which may look identical to an observer, but which starts as a normal landing and is at some point  abandoned/aborted by the pilot.  Go around can be initiated at any point during approach and landing, and the airplane can touch the ground during a go around.

Answer 7

as already stated it can be for training, if it is for weather ,blocked runway it is called a balked landing .

Answer 8

Something touches, and the plane takes off again.  --No need for any of the tires to touch down.

F-14s power up just before touching down, and take off again without the nose tires ever touching down.

Answer 9

its for is there is some outside factor that has made the runway unsafe like a airplane still on the runway then the plane will take back off trying to clear the outside factor