Romano Lara 8 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Earlier I was able to try a CATIII autoland in JFK because the wx definitely calls for it. Landed on rwy 04R with a good headwind, and light-moderate gusts. I was expecting a more graceful touchdown on FLARE mode, but it just dropped onto the runway, and I got a printout for a hard landing. I will try to do another one now, maybe several, and post a video here if it's the same results everytime. I understand that autoland should be somewhere in the -300~400 zone, a firm landing, but the AP behavior seems more of a controlled crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosoft Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51558 Posted April 15, 2019 Aerosoft Share Posted April 15, 2019 Well, any system is only as good as the conditions allow. Using Autoland does not guarantee the landing will always be a greaser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby 28 Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Autoland is designed to safely land the aircraft on the runway AND get it stopped before the end of the runway. It will never be as smooth as hand landing regardless of aircraft. That, among other reasons, is why it is only used in real life when needed. The best way to make autolands smooth is NOT to do them. When you have to the weather sucks anyhow so be amazed you made it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Sheriffs mopperle 4161 Posted April 18, 2019 Deputy Sheriffs Share Posted April 18, 2019 I remberer one Autoland IRL (Shiphol some years ago) on a E190 as a passenger and it was a real hard landing. The cockpit crew even announced that they will do an autoland due to bad weather and it might be hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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