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With constant, vigilant monitoring
by astronautjones 8y ago
With constant, vigilant monitoring
- kosievdmerwe 8y agoFor some definition of constant, planes aren't seconds away from disaster like cars/trucks are pretty much constantly.
- Piskvorrr 8y agoSince the context here is "autoland", yes, that means "do not stop monitoring the bird, be always ready to take control." Landings are one of the trickier parts: you are moving at hundreds of mph, on an almost-collision course with the runway, by definition: the plane is supposed to stop flying very few feet above the concrete, AND not drop too hard.