Re: NG autolands
My 2 cents worth.Have a buddy in Boeing Seattle who writes the manuals we read.He says that sterile area incursions were so far and so few during manufacture and ops of the 767 and the 320's that this was pretty much of no consequence then.Now with such high density of air traffic,runway incursions along with protected and sterile area(in regards to the Loc/GP signals),have gone up significantly!! Boeing company....he says has NEVER ever restricted autoland on the 737ng except with a cautionary note during Cat1 ops wherein the sterile areas are not protected by vehicular/aircraft movment.This cautionary note too is to cater for the higher density of traffic during the 737ng manufacture and operations.......!!!ALL the above systems are quite fail safe but say,as NDG correctly put it,something mals at 65'RA.Would be very embarrasing for the company and Boeing.Therefore.....COMPANIES are now applying restrictions on their airplanes and their airmen.No probs with CAT2/3.Cheers all.