Mxsmanic wrote:
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Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

The shuttle does an autoland approach and touches down manually.

There's no such thing as an "autoland approach." You can automate the
approach, but if the automation doesn't take you to touchdown, it's not an
autoland.

Funny, the FAA seems to think otherwise:

http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraff...pubs/PCG/A.HTM

From the ink:

"AUTOLAND APPROACH- An autoland approach is a precision instrument
approach to touchdown and, -IN SOME CASES-, through the landing rollout."

Emphasis mine.

Wrong again.

The FAA agrees with me.

I didn't say anything about autoland including rollout. But it always
includes touchdown, just like the FAA says, otherwise it's just an approach.
And, inevitably, any autoland that includes rollout also includes touchdown,
since touchdown comes first. An autoland that does not include rollout still
includes touchdown.

What is your point, exactly?

That you are an idiot?

From your above:

"There's no such thing as an "autoland approach.""

Funny that the FAA defines something you say doesn't exist.


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Jim Pennino

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