Autoland System Achieves First Emergency Self-Landing in Colorado
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An aircraft automatically landed itself for the first time during an in-flight emergency using Garmin’s Autoland system, which engaged after a rapid loss of pressurization, demonstrating a significant advancement in aviation automation; the incident is under investigation by the FAA.
- Airplane lands itself after in-flight emergency, in a first for aviation automation CNN
- Small plane lands itself safely with Autoland system in 1st use in emergency situation, company says ABC News
- Plane makes safe emergency landing in Colorado without a pilot's help, in first "Autoland" use CBS News
- Plane lands itself at Colorado airport after 'rapid' loss of pressurization 9news.com
- Officials say ‘unclear’ why plane emergency auto-landed itself, as no patients were treated kdvr.com
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