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Re:Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability by outworlder on Thursday October 31, 2019 @02:53PM (#21412304)
> the pilot still needs to squawk 7777 and they should try comms, don’t know why a GA plane would be different..

The system being discussed is for when you no longer have a pilot.

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Re:Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability by crooked-v on Thursday October 31, 2019 @03:29PM (#21412665)
Yes, this is not routine autopilot landing, this is "the pilot just had a massive heart attack and the only other people in the plane are a 12-year-old and an armless nun" landing.
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