Garmin's Autoland technology, shown here aboard a TBM 940 turbine single and also available from Cirrus and Piper, already can take complete control of an airplane in case of pilot incapacitation and land it safely at a suitable airport. It's not a huge leap for it and similar systems to manipulate the controls of suitably equipped aircraft for an entire flight.
Aviation has always been a breeding ground for technological, social and economic change. Many of these changes, such as the jet airliner, shrank the world and transformed how we see it. The airliner’s influence may be on the wane, however, as challenges in the workplace and the effects of climate change—two major factors among many […]
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