ORIGINAL: phillybaby
a landing is a end maneuver.
a touch and go isn't, and is also done at a higher speed putting the plane at more risk with the resulting crash breaking the rudder and as we all have learnt this will rip open spacetime as we know it and we'll all be sucked into a black hole.
I guess its all how you define it. Typically in full scale aviation, a touch and go is a normal landing maneuver followed by a normal take off maneuver, all performed at normal operating speeds. If you are a IAC or IMAC pilot, the 'touch and go' isn't even a valid maneuver. If you are a scale pilot, a 'touch and go' can be scored at two separate maneuvers being a landing followed by a take off, or as a single maneuver that involves both the landing and take off.
We are just starting to nitpick here. We all know what the spirit of the rule is. Nitpicking is neither productive, or an activity I feel inclined to participate in. So for thoset so inclined, nitpick away
For those not, send an e-mail to the AMA and have then define landings, touch and gos, airplanes without landing gear, and so on.