[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR29.83]

[Page 624]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 29--AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: TRANSPORT CATEGORY ROTORCRAFT--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart B--Flight
 
Sec. 29.83  Landing: Category B.

    (a) For each Category B rotorcraft, 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 feet above the landing surface 
must be determined with--
    (1) Speeds appropriate to the type of rotorcraft and chosen by the 
applicant to avoid the critical areas of the height-velocity envelope 
established under Sec. 29.87; and
    (2) The approach and landing made with power on and within approved 
limits.
    (b) Each multiengined Category B rotorcraft that meets the 
powerplant installation requirements for Category A must meet the 
requirements of--
    (1) Sections 29.79 and 29.81; or
    (2) Paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) It must be possible to make a safe landing on a prepared landing 
surface if complete power failure occurs during normal cruise.

[Doc. No. 24802, 61 FR 21900, May 10, 1996; 61 FR 33963, July 1, 1996]