Originally Posted by Dani
practise autoland above Cat I WX requires quicker reactions than Cat III autoland, but this is exactly the case, and the actual case shows us the reason why: In practise landings you have no protected zones, thus the deviation is much faster and heavier.
- a bit of a disjoint in your thinking there? Since all the 'excitement' of which you speak will be in the last 100 feet or so, why the need for '1000s' of mtrs vis? Surely we are all 'prepared' for that unexpected A/P quirk during a real Cat III, so what is the difference?
I am also surprised at the lack of autolands carried out by some operators here in Cat I or better. I must have done 10 or 15 in my career to clear Cat III tech log restrictions. How do the airlines involved do this?