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Re:Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability by Scoundreller on Thursday October 31, 2019 @11:58AM (#21410157)
CAPS sounds great over open water or desert, but not so great over a populated area.

At least a non-pilot co-passenger might want to try their luck gliding to open area and then pulling it.

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Re:Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability by DuskStar on Thursday October 31, 2019 @12:16PM (#21410368)
A 20mph vertical impact into someone's roof really isn't the worst of outcomes.
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Re:Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability by wtallis on Thursday October 31, 2019 @12:40PM (#21410705)
Yeah, I don't think it would be any more catastrophic than a large tree crashing into the roof. It'll be messy and require extensive repairs, but you're not going to see a fireball and crater.
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Re:Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability by guidoism on Thursday October 31, 2019 @03:26PM (#21412640)
I'm not sure 20mph is correct. The POH says it's the equivalent of being dropped from 10 feet. It's not something I want to experience but it doesn't really sound that bad.
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Re:Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability by ceejayoz on Thursday October 31, 2019 @04:33PM (#21413436)
> The POH says it's the equivalent of being dropped from 10 feet.

A fall of 10 feet puts you at ~17 mph when you hit. 20mph is a good approximation.

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Re:Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability by pc86 on Friday November 01, 2019 @09:16AM (#21418390)
Post-CAPS deployment descent is about 1700fpm which is 19.3-ish mph.
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Re:Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability by guidoism on Saturday November 02, 2019 @01:37PM (#21428915)
Ok. I was wrong.
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Re:Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability by Scoundreller on Thursday October 31, 2019 @09:09PM (#21415411)
I’m thinking more like power lines, or the chute catching a tall building, some industrial facilities may not be great either. Or moving traffic.

You’ll go wherever the wind pulls you. And might hit the side of something faster than 20mph before hitting the ground.

And hitting a crowd at 20mph.

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