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Old 14th May 2013, 19:54
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The African Dude
 
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In our airline we sometimes disconnect the autopilot up at 10'000ft or above, including using manual thrust and raw data - i.e. no significant guidance.

An average approach on a windy/rainy/grey day in the busy skies of UK airspace might involve disconnecting the autopilot around 1000ft and manually landing with autothrust still engaged to manage the speed and with the flight directors for additional guidance.

If visibility is extremely poor due to e.g. fog and the airport is certified for it, an autoland can be carried out, which is more workload-intensive for us as additional cross-checks of the systems and flight path must be carried out all the way to touchdown and throughout the initial rollout.

Summary: 100% of the time we have 100% control; 99% of that time we land manually.

Hope this helps.
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