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December 23, 2025
Small plane makes emergency landing with first use of Autoland system
For the first time, an automatic landing system called Autoland was used to land a plane in Colorado after pilots reported losing cabin pressure mid-flight. The safety system activated itself and took control of the aircraft to land it. Kris Van Cleave has more.
TL;DR
- Autoland, an automatic landing system, was used for the first time.
- The system landed a plane in Colorado.
- Pilots reported a loss of cabin pressure mid-flight.
- The safety system activated automatically and took control.
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