Originally Posted by
ChickenHouse
One more Q, 'newly qualified' translates to how many hours of flight experience (both, until passed practical exam and hours since)?
An old 172 with a skilled experienced pilot will land without squeak up to about 30-35 knots 90 cross, above you run out of rudder and skid at landings ...
Disclaimer, do not, never, try this in the beginning, learn listen train in steps and with cold faith in your heart.
I'll be very surprised if that's not more than the limit in the POH (which nobody yet seems to have suggested should be consulted). In addition, I assume the aircraft the OP has access to are club owned and therefore may have additional limits for newly qualified pilots.