Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:


Bertie
Sorry I have to disagree, an approach can be entered before T/O, in
the
latest FMS it will autotune, and if approach is preselected on the
panel
it will auto tranfer to "green data" and fly the ILS appch.

ILS freqs won't autotune on anything I know of..


Bertie

The Honeywell primus 2000 can do that.


And you'd let it?


Hmm.

Bertie


Why not?

It autotunes the frequency and selects the inbound course of the
approach you have selected, it does about 20 miles out.

You can override it anytime, you check it during your approach briefing.

It does not follow it unless you arm the approach on the panel.

I don't see any problem with it, as with anything on the aircraft you
have the ultimate control, I let the autopilot fly the aircraft most of
the time, but I always monitor what it does.