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19th Mar 2016, 16:20

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ManaAdaSystem

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FZ does not do autoland approaches. They do Cat3A manual landings when required.

WTF. Why would anyone do that?

Because it's cheaper to fly Cat 3 with HGS rather than keeping the aircraft autoland system certified and maintained.

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