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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (197464)10/29/2001 8:37:53 PM
From: rich4eagle  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Well, today with GPS the plane itself is very independent of outside landing aids at the airports. All the aircraft needs is the GPS coordinates of the strip and if it has fly by wire which all the modern commercial airliners do, it is much safer to land hands off than hands on, but then of course, the magic wears off the pilot and his salary shrinks as well. too bad we are focused on all the wrong things "killing" rather than preventing it!