Autopilot

Dan Foster wrote:
The AP is indeed a very nice tool, but not infallible.

Sounds comparable to cruise control with driving.

I don't have an aviation background. Can autopilot do the takeoff and
landing?

Tim923 wrote:

I don't have an aviation background. Can autopilot do the takeoff and landing?


Of course. You can program any Airbus A320/330/340/380 to fly itself,
using its FMGS. All you need to do manually is taxi it to the edge of
the runway, and taxi it away again after completion of the landing
roll. The entire flight can be pilotless.

Don't ask me why such Airbuses aren't certified for pilotless flight;
union pressures, perhaps )

Ramapriya

Competing airline advertising themes would be "Our planes have pilots."

"Ramapriya" wrote in message

Don't ask me why such Airbuses aren't certified for pilotless flight;
union pressures, perhaps )

Ramapriya

"Ramapriya" wrote in message oups.com...
Tim923 wrote:

I don't have an aviation background. Can autopilot do the takeoff and landing?


Of course. You can program any Airbus A320/330/340/380 to fly itself,
using its FMGS. All you need to do manually is taxi it to the edge of
the runway, and taxi it away again after completion of the landing
roll. The entire flight can be pilotless.

Don't ask me why such Airbuses aren't certified for pilotless flight;
union pressures, perhaps )

Ramapriya


The 747 has been capable of this for years, since ~69 or so. The pilot does have to advance the throttles though...

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..Blueskies. wrote:

The 747 has been capable of this for years, since ~69 or so. The pilot
does have to advance the throttles though...

With the 744, I don't believe VNAV kicks in until 400 ft AGL. Below
400', you've got LNAV/FD/autothrottles.

-Dan

"Dan Foster" wrote in message ...
In article ,
.Blueskies. wrote:

The 747 has been capable of this for years, since ~69 or so. The pilot
does have to advance the throttles though...

With the 744, I don't believe VNAV kicks in until 400 ft AGL. Below
400', you've got LNAV/FD/autothrottles.

-Dan

Yup, folks don't realize they are flying in a human monitored robot...

When the L-1011 came out, the joke was that the pilot sat
behind a glass wall and had a hammer in case of an
emergency.

On the other hand, a couple of rubber bands will serve in a
J3 for a while.



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| "Dan Foster" wrote in message
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| .Blueskies. wrote:
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| The 747 has been capable of this for years, since ~69
or so. The pilot
| does have to advance the throttles though...
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| With the 744, I don't believe VNAV kicks in until 400 ft
AGL. Below
| 400', you've got LNAV/FD/autothrottles.
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| -Dan
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| Yup, folks don't realize they are flying in a human
monitored robot...
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".Blueskies." wrote in message

Yup, folks don't realize they are flying in a human monitored robot...


You don't get paid for pushing the button.

You get paid for knowing which button to push.

John Gaquin wrote:
".Blueskies." wrote in message

Yup, folks don't realize they are flying in a human monitored
robot...


You don't get paid for pushing the button.

You get paid for knowing which button to push.

And "button pusher" pilots have been making lawn darts out of their aircraft
all over this planet.

--

Darrell R. Schmidt
B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/
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John Gaquin opined

".Blueskies." wrote in message

Yup, folks don't realize they are flying in a human monitored robot...


You don't get paid for pushing the button.

You get paid for knowing which button to push.

Don't you really get paid to know what to do when there isn't a right button to
push?

-ash
Cthulhu in 2005!
Why wait for nature?