Touch and Go

Private Pilot License (PPL) Notes

This section covers the practice of touch and go's in flight training, their purpose, procedures, and considerations for student pilots.

What is a Touch and Go?

1. Definition:
   1. A landing where, while still rolling, you reconfigure the airplane for takeoff and go right back up.
2. Purpose:
   2. Practice takeoffs and landings without the added time to taxi back to the departure end after landing.
3. Considerations:
   1. Should not be taken lightly due to various items to adjust while maintaining control:
      1. Flaps
      2. Trim

What is a Stop and Go?

1. Definition:
   1. The airplane is brought to a full stop on the runway before taking off again.
2. Considerations:
   2. Ties up the runway longer; must ensure adequate distance remains for takeoff.

Communication Procedures

1. At Tower-Controlled Fields:
   1. Request the "option" to perform a touch and go or stop and go.
      1. Example: "Lunken tower, Cessna Three Five Sierra, requests the option, runway two one left."
2. At Non-Towered Fields:
   2. Announce your intentions.
   1. Example: "Clermont County traffic, Cessna Three Five Sierra is left downwind, runway 4, touch and go, Clermont County."

Common Practice

1. At airports with lots of training, touch and go's are very common.