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Old 17th Nov 2008, 08:07
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Originally Posted by GSPOT
Framer is instructed to be at the Threshold at 50ft at Vref +5
- and that, in my book, is correct. If the approach is correctly flown, it matters not too much what speed the a/c is flying BEFORE touchdown as it is only the energy AT touchdown that affects landing roll, and therefore that should be correct, I.E. reducing to Vref in the flare and Vref-5 (or as directed) at touchdown.

That will go 99.9% of the way to guaranteeing a safe stop, although as someone else has pointed out, your 'limiting' runway generally allows a 15kt overspeed on those figures. NB NOT a 15kt 'target', just a buffer!
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