During a go-around, how should the aircraft configuration be managed with respect to flaps and gear?

• A. Retract flaps per schedule after establishing positive rate; raise gear when safe and appropriate; continue climb to altitude.
• B. Keep flaps and gear extended until a stabilized approach is confirmed.
• C. Retract gear immediately before establishing positive rate and retract flaps afterward.
• D. Do not change flap or gear positions during go-around.

Answer: (A)

In a go-around, you reconfigure for a clean, efficient climb by moving through the flap and gear changes in a controlled sequence after committing to the go-around. The priority is to establish a positive rate of climb first, then follow the published flap retraction schedule to go to the appropriate configuration, and finally raise the gear when it’s safe to do so. This sequence minimizes drag, preserves climb performance, and keeps the aircraft within safe speed and angle limits while you climb away from the approach.

Retracting flaps per schedule after positive rate ensures you don’t trap the airplane in a high-drag configuration as you start to climb, and raising the gear when safe reduces drag further once you have a stable climb. Continuing the climb to altitude completes the transition from approach to en-route flight.

Keeping flaps and gear extended until the approach is stabilized would waste climb performance during a go-around and delay reaching safe altitude. Retracting gear immediately before establishing positive rate isn’t desirable because you want a confirmed climb path before reducing drag with gear up. Not changing flap or gear positions at all ignores the purpose of the go-around and would keep you in an unstable, high-drag configuration.