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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The pilot needs to make such large movements because that’s what it takes to keep the airplane lined up with the runway at slower (landing) airspeeds. Not only are they putting the airplane in the middle of the runway, they also have to make sure the plane isn’t at any incorrect angle during the entire landing.
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