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Old 15th Jun 2009, 06:53
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stjohnsmythe
 
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'Autoland' function question for pilots

Ok, I'm new round here and a keen amateur (so try not to flame me too much for this question)

My question is regarding the Autoland feature on modern commercial aircraft, specifically what % of the time do pilots actually use this function. Is it the majority of the time or do most still favour landing an aircraft manually (or semi-manually)?

Also, am I right in thinking that an airport needs to have a Cat 3 ILS system for an aircraft to make a 'full' Autoland (i.e. auto reverse thrusters, etc)?

Thanks

Simon
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