Garmin has an emergency autoland system that equips some general aviation aircraft with its flight control system. It’s now seen its first real world use, successfully landing a Beechcraft King Air at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport in Denver. ATC audio:
https://youtu.be/K3Nl3LOZNjc
The system has a button on the dash that can be pressed by a pilot or passenger, and can also be set to detect prolonged inactivity by the pilot with regards to using controls. It would then prompt a warning, and if no response is detected would initiate the autolanding by itself.
First real use of Garmin’s emergency autoland system
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Re: First real use of Garmin’s emergency autoland system
Pretty impressive bit of technology!!Micael wrote: ↑Mon Dec 22, 2025 6:14 am Garmin has an emergency autoland system that equips some general aviation aircraft with its flight control system. It’s now seen its first real world use, successfully landing a Beechcraft King Air at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport in Denver. ATC audio:
https://youtu.be/K3Nl3LOZNjc
The system has a button on the dash that can be pressed by a pilot or passenger, and can also be set to detect prolonged inactivity by the pilot with regards to using controls. It would then prompt a warning, and if no response is detected would initiate the autolanding by itself.