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This may be less effective in heavier, turbine aircraft, including those with T-tails, than it is in the piston singles that are GAJSC’s primary audience. That’s why recommendation #6 and #8-10 are especially important in the airplanes you fly.8 Consistent with manufacturer’s guidance, retract flaps to an intermediate/approach position if flaps are at full extension when beginning the balked landing or missed approach procedure.9 Retract the landing gear after achieving a positive rate of climb, unless manufacturer’s guidance directs delaying gear retraction.10 Know beforehand the expected trim change necessary after flaps and/ or gear retraction.11 Be proficient and current in the operation of navigational systems, especially the SUSPEND or similar modes of GPS units, before flying an instrument approach using those systems.I see a lot of confusion about the SUSPEND function of many GPSs among the pilots with whom I fly. If you don’t know exactly what this means for the aircraft you operate, take a look in the GPS manual and become clear on the subject before your next IFR flight.12 If conditions call for a go-around or missed approach, act deliberately and positively, without undue delay, but do not be rushed or abrupt when transitioning from descent to climb in a balked landing or missed approach.13 As in all other situations, aviate, navigate, and communicate, in that order.It’s easy to think that when we move up to multiengine airplanes, and especially turboprops and jets, that our days of practicing tasks like go-arounds are behind us. The reality is that because of the comparatively massive amount ofpower available in twin and turbineairplanes (compared to lighteraircraft), and the effectiveness oflarge flaps, leading edge devices andother lift enhancements on morecomplex airplanes, the aerodynamicforces and trim changes thatoccur during a go-around meanthe maneuver may be even moredramatic in these aircraft. Theonly way you’ll be ready for a go-around when it becomes necessaryis to have practiced the maneuverenough that you can anticipate24 • TWIN & TURBINEOCTOBER 2014the airplane’s pitch and airspeedconfiguration changes. T&T •responses to power and airplane