Originally Posted by max nightstop
3 dimensional motion at 140 kts involving an impact with the ground ALWAYS carries a risk.
Very true, but totally missing BOAC's point
Originally Posted by BOAC
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Originally Posted by studi
(unprotected) practice autolands which are hell of a risk.
- I'm sorry, but that is rubbish. Any Captain who knows how to command an aircraft will be able to do this with NO RISK. I just cannot see this phobia that exists.
Here, here... It's called the autopilot disconnect button. We used to have to do 5 autolands between LPCs to keep current - often done in Cat 1 plus conditions without LVPs in force. Neither I nor any of my colleagues went off the runway!!!!!!!