Editing Touch-and-go landing (section)

==Debate over role in flight instruction==
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Some [[flight instruction|flight instructors]] believe touch-and-gos should not be heavily used, if at all, with student pilots. They argue that this procedure results in less attention to learning to land properly, and thus creates safety problems. They note that neither the [[Federal Aviation Administration]]'s [[Practical Test Standards]] nor its Airplane Flying Handbook discusses touch-and-gos.<ref name="Flying magazine instructor debate">{{cite journal|last=Bergqvist|first=Pia|title=The Touch-and-go: Are touch-and-goes [sic] a good idea during flight training?|journal=[[Flying (magazine)|Flying]]| date=August 2011 |volume=138|issue=8|page=36}}</ref>

Instructors who favor the use of touch-and-gos contend that it makes it possible to practice more landings per hour of instruction. Students doing touch-and-gos find it easier to master landing, particularly the final stage known as [[landing flare]], which is often difficult to learn. Preparing to take off while landing is a necessary safety skill, they add, because any pilot must be able to do it in order to reject a landing.<ref name="Flying magazine instructor debate" />