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> Just as a point of information regarding automated landings.  When I
> worked for Boeing in the 70's and 80's, we developed a fully automated
> landing system.  We tested it on the 727, 737 and 747 platforms that we
> had available.  We did a number of landings in heavy fog, rain (it is
> always raining in Seattle) and other not so nice conditions.  It was
> submitted to the FAA for certification back in 1980 and as far as what I
> remember, never went any where.
>
> I do know that we used the Seattle Tacoma airport, the Everett WA airport
> and San Francisco airport for testing.  SF was very interested because of
> the fog.
>
> derrick
>
> The FAA has been landing a test 727 automatically for a
> couple of years, trying out various schemes. Among these is
> the use of a pseudolite embedded in the runway, as well as
> ground clearance radar.
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