Garmin Emergency Autoland can select a suitable airport, calculate a flight plan, avoid terrain, communicate with air traffic control and land an aircraft without human intervention.

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"Garmin Emergency Autoland can select a suitable airport, calculate a flight plan, avoid terrain, communicate with air traffic control and land an aircraft without human intervention."

Garmin's certification announcement describes the integrated functions that allow Autoland to control an aircraft throughout an emergency landing. These include navigation, airport selection, automatic communications, approach, touchdown, braking and engine shutdown. The system illustrates the practical power of combining several specialized capabilities into one coherent automated procedure.

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Source title Garmin® Autoland achieves FAA certification for general aviation aircraft

Source authors Garmin International, Inc.

Source year 2020

Confidence high

Importance high