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Re:Pilot posts detailed MS Flight Sim video of how to land B... by chmars on Thursday February 18, 2016 @12:00PM (#11127185)
It depends, professional pilots often botch landings and swear in the cockpit although these landings are still safe (enough) …

A landing attempt by a passenger as shown in the YouTube video would probably end with a crash since some manual flying is involved in the end. It is very unlikely that a passenger would getting the controls right at the first time and he (or she) would certainly not be able to perform a go-around.

Autoland would be more helpful. In the worst cased, an aircraft can land without flaps and without 'three greens' if the runway is long enough with a high probability of survival for the passengers. Speed control is of course important but the correct speeds for a zero-flap landing could be given from the ground via radio.

Re:Pilot posts detailed MS Flight Sim video of how to land B... by JonAtkinson on Thursday February 18, 2016 @01:03PM (#11127779)
"They say a good landing is one where no one gets hurt, and a great landing is one where they can re-use the plane."

Hat-tip: Cabin Pressure, BBC R4