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Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability

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Re: Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability

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Post by lucideer »

owlninja wrote: post #2

>digital technology that safely lands the aircraft at the nearest suitable airport in the event that the pilot is incapacitated. How does it know? Also a weird submission to be at the top of HN

> weird submission to be at the top of HN

Seems like the usual HN fare. Autonomous control of vehicles is a very common topic here.

Re: Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability

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Post by mjlee »

owlninja wrote: post #2

>digital technology that safely lands the aircraft at the nearest suitable airport in the event that the pilot is incapacitated. How does it know? Also a weird submission to be at the top of HN

Various cars can tell if you're drowsy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver_drowsiness_detection

The plane could sound an alarm for you to check in if it thinks you're not conscious.

Edit: More details at https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/201...

It pretty much works like you'd imagine, with the addition that a passenger could engage it if required.

Re: Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability

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Post by throw0101a »

This is a feature of the Garmin G3000:

* https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/garmin-announces-emergen...

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ruFmgTpqA

* https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/201...

Also Cirrus:

* https://cirrusaircraft.com/totalsafety/#safereturn

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiGkzgfR_c0

Re: Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability

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Post by throw0101a »

owlninja wrote: post #2

>digital technology that safely lands the aircraft at the nearest suitable airport in the event that the pilot is incapacitated. How does it know? Also a weird submission to be at the top of HN

It needs to be manually invoked by a passenger.

Re: Piper Announces First GA Aircraft with Autoland Capability

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Post by owlninja »

mjlee wrote: post #4
owlninja wrote: post #2

>digital technology that safely lands the aircraft at the nearest suitable airport in the event that the pilot is incapacitated. How does it know? Also a weird submission to be at the top of HN

Various cars can tell if you're drowsy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver_drowsiness_detection The plane could sound an alarm for you to check in if it thinks you're not conscious. Edit: More details at https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/201... It pretty much works like you'd imagine, with the addition that a passenger could engage it if required.

Thanks for the link!

>In the M600 Autoland application, the system activates at 18,000 feet if the autopilot is engaged and the pilot doesn’t interact with the avionics in a 15-minute period. At higher altitudes, the engagement period is shorter. Autoland also tries to alert the pilot with repeated chiming sounds and asking, “Are you alert” before engaging.

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