14 CFR § 29.81 - Landing distance: Category A.

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title: "14 CFR § 29.81 - Landing distance: Category A."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "29.81"
section_name: "Landing distance: Category A."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
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part_number: "29"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 44701-44702, 44704."
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# 29.81 Landing distance: Category A.

The horizontal distance required to land and come to a complete stop (or to a speed of approximately 3 knots for water landings) from a point 50 ft above the landing surface must be determined from the approach and landing paths established in accordance with § 29.79.

[Doc. No. 24802, 64 FR 45338, Aug. 19, 1999]