Title: Calculate landing speed and distance.
Course: Aircraft Pilot Training II (20053-II) > Section: Understanding Aircraft Performance

Calculation should include the following:

- The minimum landing distance is obtained by landing at some minimum safe speed that allows sufficient margin above stall and provides satisfactory control and capability for a go-around.
- Generally, the landing speed is some fixed percentage of the stall speed or minimum control speed for the aircraft in the landing configuration.
- The exact values depend on the aircraft characteristics but, once defined, the values are independent of weight, altitude, and wind.

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