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Old 11th May 2007, 12:57
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RatherBeFlying
 
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there's an article in this months UK Pilot magazine discussing whether a PPL could land a 747 in an emergency. The vote was no.
If you can find your way around the FMS, set up the autopilot and autothrottle and put down the gear and the various stages of flaps as required, the plane will land itself on a cat III runway.

There are a number of simulator operators who are able to teach even student pilots how to manage a manual landing.

But if you have just came out of a spamcan with no IR, there's rather a lot to learn in a very short time.
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