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...and under fair weather conditions. Under more adverse conditions will be done manually. It's fairly easy to tell a computer, "See that line (runway slope),
by yardie 16y ago
...and under fair weather conditions. Under more adverse conditions will be done manually.
It's fairly easy to tell a computer, "See that line (runway slope), follow it".
- willyt 16y agoI think the autopilot follows a ILS beacon in. Isn't that why less flights are diverted in poor weather now? http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument_landing_system http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument_landing_system http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=Autopilot http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=Autopilot