> "most people are shocked when I tell people that pilots are required to let the plane auto-land under very bad visibility conditions." As a commercially-rate

> "most people are shocked when I tell people that pilots are required to let the plane auto-land under very bad visibility conditions." As a commercially-rated pilot I would be shocked, too - since few airport runways are certified for Cat III landings, and that's only under restricted wind speeds. And even after autoland in fog, a pilot still taxis up to the gate.