After due consideration by the Captain Autolands done in VMC without bothering to advise ATC are most certainly not stupid.
You do keep your finger close to or indeed on the A/P disconnect button don't you!!
Yes i do keep my fingers where they should be.thanks.
Advising ATC for one would allow them to know your intensions so they can advise traffic to hold at the cat2 hold line rather than cat 1.
For two,performing an auto land implies than you will Be fully configured hence slower much earlier therefore letting ATC know is good practice.
Technicallywise,increasing the possibility of my aircraft veering off the side at low level including in the flare in a nose up trim,because some aircraft is at the cat 1 position is a risk that i find highly unnecessary.
In that case a GA should be performed,INCLUDING retraction of FLAPS.
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