Post by MoivMy instructor did the same thing but he wouldnt cut the engine, just bring
it back to idle.
He would always call teh go around at 500 feet AGL because that's the
minimum allowed altitude over unpopulated areas. There are a couple of
exceptions in the training areas where you're allowed down to 300 feet. The
only time we'd go lower is if were were coming in to an actual airstrip.
What country are you in? Here's the Canadian law; the US might be
similar:
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Minimum Altitudes and Distances
CAR 602.14
(2) Except where conducting a take-off, approach or landing or where
permitted under section 602.15, no person shall operate an aircraft
(a) over a built-up area or over an open-air assembly of persons
unless the aircraft is operated at an altitude from which, in the
event of an emergency necessitating an immediate landing, it would be
possible to land the aircraft without creating a hazard to persons or
property on the surface, and, in any case, at an altitude that is not
lower than
(i) for aeroplanes, 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle located
within a horizontal distance of 2,000 feet from the aeroplane,
(ii) for balloons, 500 feet above the highest obstacle located within
a horizontal distance of 500 feet from the balloon, or
(iii) for an aircraft other than an aeroplane or a balloon, 1,000 feet
above the highest obstacle located within a horizontal distance of 500
feet from the aircraft; and
(b) in circumstances other than those referred to in paragraph (a), at
a distance less than 500 feet from any person, vessel, vehicle or
structure.
Permissible Low Altitude Flight
602.15 (1) A person may operate an aircraft at altitudes and distances
less than those specified in subsection 602.14(2) where the aircraft
is operated at altitudes and distances that are no less than necessary
for the purposes of the operation in which the aircraft is engaged,
the aircraft is operated without creating a hazard to persons or
property on the surface and the aircraft is operated
(a) for the purpose of a police operation that is conducted in the
service of a police authority;
(b) for the purpose of saving human life;
(c) for fire-fighting or air ambulance operations;
(d) for the purpose of the administration of the Fisheries Act or the
Coastal Fisheries Protection Act;
(e) for the purpose of the administration of the national or
provincial parks; or
(f) for the purpose of flight inspection.
(2) A person may operate an aircraft, to the extent necessary for the
purpose of the operation in which the aircraft is engaged, at
altitudes and distances less than those set out in
(a) paragraph 602.14(2)(a), where operation of the aircraft is
authorized under Subpart 3 or section 702.22; or
(b) paragraph 602.14(2)(b), where the aircraft is operated without
creating a hazard to persons or property on the surface and the
aircraft is operated for the purpose of
(i) aerial application or aerial inspection,
(ii) aerial photography conducted by the holder of an air operator
certificate,
(iii) helicopter external load operations, or
(iv) flight training conducted by or under the supervision of a
qualified flight instructor.
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So: According to 602.14 (2)(B) we only need to stay "500 feet from any
person, vessel, vehicle or structure" if we're not over a built-up
area.
And in 602.15(2)(b)(iv) we can cut even those limits if we're flight
training and don't present a risk to any persons or property.
Dan