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		abid786 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lufthansa plane flew for 10 minutes without pilots Autopilots don't do any of those things without human in the loop

apples_oranges 11 months ago [–]

I think there are auto land systems.. at least in smaller planes there’s even a button for it.

therockspush 11 months ago | [–]

https://jonbeckett.substack.com/p/ils-cat-i-cat-ii-and-cat-i...

Real auto land, CAT iii, is what you're thinking of and it requires specific things that most airports and planes don't have equipped

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