[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 1]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR29.83]



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                     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



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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]