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Written by Glenn Fleishman on 2024-12-29 at 19:33

An unfortunate semi-secret of the aviation world is that no control tower has ever talked a non-pilot through landing a craft successfully. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/650464/can-passenger-be-talked-through-landing-plane-emergency

Many people apparently think at least mainline planes have pushbutton takeoff/landing operations and auto-pilot functions that are effectively magical.

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Written by Timothy Jasionowski on 2024-12-29 at 19:36

@glennf Alternatively, there’s no reason why there can’t be such a button. I assume most normal landings could be automated at this point and the planes certainly have the computing power.

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Written by Glenn Fleishman on 2024-12-29 at 23:20

@timoj I think that is an optimistic view of software.

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Written by Eric A. Meyer on 2024-12-29 at 19:49

@glennf A commercial craft, you mean? I feel like at least a few private planes have been successfully (if not pristinely) landed that way.

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Written by Glenn Fleishman on 2024-12-29 at 23:20

@Meyerweb Yes, although the cases are very very few for non-commercial ones, too.

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Written by Ged Maheux on 2024-12-29 at 20:35

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Written by Wilson Afonso on 2024-12-29 at 20:39

@glennf Have you seen the Mentor Pilot / Tom Scott video where they do this on a 737 simulator? https://youtu.be/YaOvtL6qYpc?si=NpFEraJ0rYri-Bxx

It shows all the things that the pilot needs to set up before pushing the magic button.

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Written by Glenn Fleishman on 2024-12-29 at 23:21

@wafonso Wow, no! I've only read about it.

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Written by counternotions on 2024-12-29 at 22:54

@glennf I’m pretty sure Idris Elba can do it.

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