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Aircraft approach category

A performance grouping of aircraft based on a speed of 1.3 times the stall speed in the landing configuration at maximum gross landing weight.

Dictionary Term

Aircraft approach category

Definition

  • A performance grouping of aircraft based on a speed of 1.3 times the stall speed in the landing configuration at maximum gross landing weight.

References

  • Instrument Procedures Handbook · Federal Aviation Administration · 2017