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:AJ (Airline Employee/Private pilot (not an expert)) 3/25/16 2005Z {{unsigned ip|108.162.221.27}}
 
:AJ (Airline Employee/Private pilot (not an expert)) 3/25/16 2005Z {{unsigned ip|108.162.221.27}}
 
::Yes the 777 is able to land on autopilot. Father was a 777 pilot and landed in foggy conditions with autopilot when he himself could not see the runway until the wheels touched. sidenote, I believe there is auto throttle for takeoff.  {{unsigned ip|108.162.221.27}}
 
::Yes the 777 is able to land on autopilot. Father was a 777 pilot and landed in foggy conditions with autopilot when he himself could not see the runway until the wheels touched. sidenote, I believe there is auto throttle for takeoff.  {{unsigned ip|108.162.221.27}}
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::Yeah as AJ mentioned but was somewhat vague about is that even the old 737's have the auto-land system (might have been retro-fitted to conform with newer regulations?), however ''not every airport'' support this system, meaning you can't land there on auto-pilot. Also since the auto-pilot, no matter how good, can't handle unforeseen incidents, you still very much need a human pilot. The comic suggests the auto-pilot handles just about everything including events not directly related to flight, which is not the case as of today. --[[User:Todor|Todor]] ([[User talk:Todor|talk]]) 14:15, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 
 
::Huge comments like the above are why I added a "add topic" button to the discussion template. [[User:Mikemk|Mikemk]] ([[User talk:Mikemk|talk]]) 07:01, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 
::Huge comments like the above are why I added a "add topic" button to the discussion template. [[User:Mikemk|Mikemk]] ([[User talk:Mikemk|talk]]) 07:01, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 
:::I have made such a topic for this, and also moved the comment on 777 down beloe instead on in the mid of this huge comment. I also moved the comment below again down from being posted at the top after Mikemk's comment here above. Hope it will make it possible to read the comments as they are in order of posting.--[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:37, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 
:::I have made such a topic for this, and also moved the comment on 777 down beloe instead on in the mid of this huge comment. I also moved the comment below again down from being posted at the top after Mikemk's comment here above. Hope it will make it possible to read the comments as they are in order of posting.--[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 13:37, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

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