I know that Gary and I probably haven't answered your question, because we don't know the specifics of what you are doing. A skilled pilot can obviously do better by using reversers, etc., but conservatism is the name of the game when it comes to landing. The total of these distances is then multiplied by 1.67 to come up with the official "government approved" landing distance that will show up in the Pilot's Operating Handbook. These calculations (or flight test demonstrations) assume the thrust reversers are NOT operating. ![]() ![]() Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR).īriefly, landing distance consists of two parts the air distance from 50 feet down to touchdown plus the ground distance to decelerate to a full stop. Mike - I did a Google on "Landing Field Length" and came up with a 3-page description of landing distance as defined by the U.S.
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