Editing Touch-and-go landing (section)

==Standard procedure==
In a normal landing, the pilot flies the [[airfield traffic pattern|traffic pattern]] and establishes the aircraft on [[final approach (aviation)|final approach]]. As the aircraft crosses the threshold of the runway the pilot executes the [[landing flare]], touches the aircraft down, and immediately applies braking, [[Spoiler (aeronautics)#Lift dumpers|ground spoilers]], and (if available) [[Thrust reversal|reverse thrust]] until the aircraft has decelerated enough to exit onto a taxiway. In a touch-and-go landing, after the wheels are down, the pilot does not apply the brakes but instead increases the engine power to full, partially retracts the flaps, accelerates back to rotation speed, and lifts off again. 

At a [[control tower|towered airport]], the pilot must receive ATC permission to perform a touch-and-go landing by requesting it by name or as "the option," which allows the pilot to perform a touch-and-go, stop-and-go, low approach, full-stop landing or go-around as desired.

At a [[non-towered airport]], the pilot announces position and intent over the [[CTAF]] or [[UNICOM]] radio frequency to coordinate the flow of local [[Air traffic control|air traffic]] with any other pilots.