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Old 31st March 2014 | 17:54
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TAAMGuy
 
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Fuel Starvation and Autopilot

I am wondering what happens if an aircraft is crusing with the autopilot engaged in the event of fuel starvation. (Yes I am thinking about MH370). How will the autopilot/FMS behave when it can't hold the altitude? I envision some sort of default profile akin to best glide speed. Is this programmable or hard coded etc? Please elucidate.
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