New Feature to Prevent Airline Runway Accidents

Alaska Airlines rolls out its Runway Awareness and Advisory System, or RAAS, a new safety feature that will guide pilots in steering aircraft through a maze of taxiways as well as make sure they have enough room to take off. (Sept. 9)

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[JustAnOrdinarySimmer]

@devsalma Visual Approach, follow the PAPI (2 red and 2 yellow) and keep the runway "between-your-legs" then eventually when you see the Centreline, keep that inbetween your legs and you should be fine!

[ERAUPRCWA]

@devsalma old fashioned flying... they do it themselves...

[pete5668]

yes just sit back, put your feet up on the dash, and light your cigar- oops, you can't smoke on the airliners these days.

[airbusandmustang]

This seems like a good system to have. Progrssive taxi stepped up to a whole new level.

[yoyoyoyoshua]

same hopefuly I'm about to start flying school

[devsalma]

i have fsx..while ils landing is easy with autopilot, in real life how do pilots land if runway has no ils...how do they align the plane with centreline of runway in crosswinds and land..it amazes me..please enlighten...

[6949paul]

It hacks me off when the average joe says that planes 'can land themselves'. Not all aircraft are equipped with autoland systems, and even when they are, airport equipment and crew qualification is required. Yes, the autopilot/autothrottle can fly the aircraft more accurately than me, but there are limitations on the autoland system where the pilot will manually fly the approach.

For the B737:

Demonstrated crosswind limitation: 33kt

Autoland crosswind limitation: 15kt!!

[ERAUPRCWA]

that's not cool. The reason one becomes a pilot is to fly the airplane, not press a button.

[ERAUPRCWA]

can't takeoff by themselves yet... thank god... but the airplane can land by itself.

[robdegreef]

i think they also can take off by themselves, just put in your altitude and then put on the autopilot, it will try to go up to the altitude you selected.