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Mythbusters did something like this, but it was just using one of those big commercial training simulators instead of a real plane if I recall correctly, and sh
by supercheetah 4y ago
Mythbusters did something like this, but it was just using one of those big commercial training simulators instead of a real plane if I recall correctly, and showed that it was possible.
- tragictrash 4y agoI would wager a small plane would be easier to land than a commercial airliner partially due to the fewer number of switches in the cockpit.
- wl 4y agoCommercial airliners have autoland systems. Much less common in smaller planes.
- tragictrash 4y agoThe supposed scenario is manual landing, don't know if that was mentioned in the op
- Nextgrid 4y agoConfiguring these is very difficult (for a non-pilot) and it might rely on airport-side equipment that not all airports have.
- wl 4y agoConfiguring an autopilot is not that difficult when someone is telling you exactly what to do. It's also more likely to have a good result vs. relying on underdeveloped stick and rudder skills. In a situation where a non-pilot is pressed into flying an airliner because of pilot incapacitation, tiny municipal airstrips without ILS aren't really an option, anyway.
- sarpeedo 4y agoMost modern airliners are equipped with capabilities to conduct Category IIIa ILS approaches with autoland. One would probably be able to coach a passenger through the steps necessary to get set up this kind of approach.