waveoff

A "waveoff" was a mandatory order to abort the landing and go around for another attempt.

Sometimes a proper approach drew a waveoff if the deck was "fouled" with aircraft or personnel in the landing area.

"Foul Deck Waveoff" - a pass that was aborted due to the landing area being "fouled".

"Technique Waveoff" - a pass with deviations from centerline, glideslope and/or angle of attack that are unsafe and need to be aborted.

With men or aircraft in the landing area, the "waveoff window" is adjusted so that approaching aircraft get no lower than 100 feet above the highest obstacle in the landing area.