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AI.X.B.K7eFAA-S-ACS-25 · Nov 2023Knowledge

e. Reference landing speed

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Airspeeds specific to the airplane for various operations, how to identify them on the airspeed indicator (if applicable), and their significance in airplane performance, including: e. Reference landing speed

Bottom line

Generally, the landing speed is some fixed percentage of the stall speed or minimum control speed for the aircraft in the landing configuration.

FAA references

  1. PHAK ch. 11 (p. 11-16) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
  2. PHAK ch. 9 (p. 9-4) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
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