Training Air Wing (TW4) Course Rules Corpus Practice Test

The main idea here is how the emergency landing pattern is laid out and where you transition to a go-around. In this pattern, low key is the side of the runway closest to the intended approach path but positioned so you have a clear, defined escape route. Executing a waveoff on the low key side gives you the safest, most controllable climb and a clean turn away from the final approach, keeping you out of the immediate landing corridor while you reconfigure and either re-enter the pattern or depart.

Starting the go-around from the low key side ensures you have adequate obstacle clearance and a predictable flight path for the initial climb and turn, which is why that side is the standard choice for waveoffs. The other sides don’t provide the same guaranteed escape geometry relative to the runway and intended ELP path, so they’re not used for this maneuver.