Originally Posted by
Max Angle
We already have one, its a visual approach but it takes the aircraft to the runway and the autopilot can be used down to 250ft. The company's intention is that every runway that requires a visual or circling approach will have a similar procedure, Gibraltar, Pisa, Genoa and Corfu and no doubt some others already have them. Use of them is "recommended" and I have to say they work extremely but personally I think it is a shame, these where destinations where you actually had to be able to fly the aircraft reasonably well and now it can be done with the push of a button. There will come a time in the not too distant future where a lot of airline pilots wouldn't be able to fly these sorts of approaches even if they had to. A lot, in both seats, already struggle which is precisely why these sorts of procedures are being introduced, it is deemed safer than letting crews do it manually.
An astronaut comes back from a 6-month stay on the ISS. They struggle walking.
NASA gives them an exosqueletton. They won't be able to walk again without the exosqueletton except if they train without it.