"Jack" wrote in message
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The 757 autolands itself smoothly as consistently as the average pilot.
It comes to a stop quickly or not, depending on the Autobrakes setting
chosen by the crew. Is the 777 so different?

Not ONE button, and one doesn't watch casually, but one isn't actually
manipulating the aerodynamic controls. One does a bit of switchology,
watches closely while the computers do their thing, stays ready to
intervene if necessary, and disconnects all of it when it is time to turn
off of the runway onto the taxiway. Or perhaps you meant you had your eyes
closed? The effect is about the same during a Cat III approach with eyes
open or shut -- except for those annoying center-line lights. And, the
tracking is just accurate enough to run one of the nosewheels over almost
every one of those lights during the roll-out.

I recall a tv program on the BBC showing from the flightdeck an American 777
performing an autoland at Heathrow.
The landing was smooth as silk and yes you could hear the sound of the nose
wheel running over the lights!

Chris