Touch-and-go landing

Touch-and -go (English analogously: Touch and Go ) is derived from the English term in the flyer language. He referred to the landing of an aircraft with the landing gear touchdown and subsequent go-around without stopping. A touch -and-go is performed to exercise its landing approach predominantly in the flight training.

This landing procedure is also carried out on aircraft carriers in the qualification of pilots for operating on an aircraft carrier. Pilots who are stationed on an aircraft carrier required to have a certain number of day and night landings on a regular basis in order to be approved for flight operations. With a touch-and -go on aircraft carriers, the catch hook stays up and can not slow as usual over the safety wire so the plane. An unplanned crash landing due to an unfavorable trajectory or an unsafe runway is called a bolter.

When dropping of supplies and supplies by transport aircraft can also be a touch-and -go to be flown. In this case, the aircraft is with the tailgate open for landing. The charge, which is mounted on pallets from slipping out of the loading platform and can be brought by means of the drogue parachute to a standstill. The aircraft itself is so fast without landing charge from and is possible dangers exposed for only a short time. This maneuver that can be performed without touching the runway as allowed, to fly to poorer or shorter runways for shedding.

Some firefighting aircraft put touch-and -go maneuvers over a water surface to quickly take fire water.