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		hiram112 on March 31, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Honda bucks industry trend by removing touchscreen... Just out of curiosity, do pilots still manually take off and land fully, or does auto-pilot / computer do this too nowadays?

andrecarini on March 31, 2020 [–]

The technology exists, but autoland functionality depends on the plane model and the airport. Usually, most of the approach is done with ILS with the final moments being manual.

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