Whenever I see a video of a place landing, the pilot has one hand on the steering thing which is moving back and forth like crazy. Are planes basically landing themselves? How do the pilots adjust for wind etc?
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>CAN A PASSENGER JET LAND AUTOMATICALLY BY ITSELF?
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>Yes, a passenger plane can land by itself using the autopilot, through a system that is often referred to as ‘autoland’. The pilots can program the autopilot to carry out the landing automatically whilst the pilots monitor the aircraft’s systems. However, there are limitations as to when the autoland system can be used.
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>Automatic landings probably account for less than 1% of all landings on commercial flights. Many pilots actually think it’s much easier to land the aircraft manually, as monitoring the auto-pilot in the autoland stage of flight is itself very demanding with a very high level of vigilance required at all stages.
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