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> Planes can absolutely land themselves. No. They can’t. Not unless you have a IIIc approach and autopilot. Those things are not common. If you don’t have bo
by labcomputer 8y ago
> Planes can absolutely land themselves.
No. They can’t. Not unless you have a IIIc approach and autopilot. Those things are not common.
If you don’t have both of those things, the pilot must, at minimum, fly the flare (for a IIIb approach, which are somewhat common at large airports).
Even if you have a IIIc approach, the pilot still monitors systems, deploys high lift devices and landing gear, makes the go/no decision. There is no reasonable interpretation of “planes can absolutely land themselves” which is in any way true.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago> No. They can’t. Not unless you have a IIIc approach and autopilot. Those things are not common. So you're saying they can?