What is the normal approach speed with flaps up?

What is the normal approach speed with flaps up?

• A. 60-70 KIAS
• B. 60-75 KIAS
• C. 55-65 KIAS
• D. 65-75 KIAS

Answer: (A)

Normal approach speed with flaps up is a speed you fly on final that gives you a stable, controllable descent while staying well above the stall in the clean configuration. When the airplane is clean (flaps up), the stall speed is higher than with flaps down, so you fly a higher approach speed to maintain enough margin and retain good control authority. The published range of 60 to 70 KIAS accounts for differences in weight, density altitude, and winds, providing a safe, energy-efficient glide toward the runway. Staying within this range helps you maintain a stable descent angle and still have enough airspeed to execute a go-around if conditions change, or to flare properly at landing. Going significantly slower increases stall risk in gusty or turbulent air, while going faster than this range wastes energy and can lengthen your landing distance.

Normal approach speed with flaps up is a speed you fly on final that gives you a stable, controllable descent while staying well above the stall in the clean configuration. When the airplane is clean (flaps up), the stall speed is higher than with flaps down, so you fly a higher approach speed to maintain enough margin and retain good control authority. The published range of 60 to 70 KIAS accounts for differences in weight, density altitude, and winds, providing a safe, energy-efficient glide toward the runway. Staying within this range helps you maintain a stable descent angle and still have enough airspeed to execute a go-around if conditions change, or to flare properly at landing. Going significantly slower increases stall risk in gusty or turbulent air, while going faster than this range wastes energy and can lengthen your landing distance.