When you are cleared for the option, which procedures are you allowed to perform?

When you are cleared for the option, which procedures are you allowed to perform?

• A. Touch and go
• B. Full stop
• C. Touch and go or full stop
• D. Go-around

Answer: (C)

When you’re cleared for the option, you’re allowed to choose between landing-related outcomes after the final approach. The permitted choices are a touch-and-go, where you touch down and immediately take off again in the pattern, or a full stop landing, where you land and come to a complete stop. A go-around isn’t included in this clearance, because it’s an aborted landing rather than one of the landing options being granted. So the best answer is that you may do a touch-and-go or a full stop.

When you’re cleared for the option, you’re allowed to choose between landing-related outcomes after the final approach. The permitted choices are a touch-and-go, where you touch down and immediately take off again in the pattern, or a full stop landing, where you land and come to a complete stop. A go-around isn’t included in this clearance, because it’s an aborted landing rather than one of the landing options being granted. So the best answer is that you may do a touch-and-go or a full stop.