Key Takeaways

A planned missed approach is briefed in advance; you execute it knowing you will not land.
A possible missed approach is the default for all IFR approaches; execute it if you are not established by decision altitude.
"Not established" is the phrase to use if you reach decision altitude without visual contact.
Go-around means "climb away from the landing approach;" it can be ATC-initiated (compliance is immediate) or pilot-initiated (declare to ATC .
The landing clearance /strong> is a critical instruction that you must read back with the runway number.

Canceling IFR moves you from instrument flight rules to visual flight rules; request it once you have established visual contact.

Runway vacated means the entire aircraft has exited the runway surface; you then contact ground control.

Always know the published missed approach procedure before you begin descent.