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Badmachine · 24th August 2008, 11:23

Are B757/B767 ILS landings only performed by auto-pilot or also manually?

Regarding air shows:

Are accurate manual B757/B767 near-airport approaches and landings (when runway is visible) performed without airport based navigation signals?

Can a consistent glidepath (10 miles distant for example) be established for a runway touchdown without ILS or other nav-aid or would constant adjustments become necessary?

Can B757s/B767s be manually centered properly over a runway without difficulty, without ILS guidance? (Air show fly-bys for example) Would excess speed increase the level of difficulty?

(If these questions seem "dumb", it's only because I am.)

24th August 2008, 11:23	#1 (permalink)
Badmachine Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 25	B757/B767 Runway Approaches & Touchdowns Are B757/B767 ILS landings only performed by auto-pilot or also manually? Regarding air shows: Are accurate manual B757/B767 near-airport approaches and landings (when runway is visible) performed without airport based navigation signals? Can a consistent glidepath (10 miles distant for example) be established for a runway touchdown without ILS or other nav-aid or would constant adjustments become necessary? Can B757s/B767s be manually centered properly over a runway without difficulty, without ILS guidance? (Air show fly-bys for example) Would excess speed increase the level of difficulty? (If these questions seem "dumb", it's only because I am.)