Garmin “Autoland” aka “Safe Return,” has been used for the first time, successfully.

Autoland is an emergency system, where a passenger can hit a big red button if the pilot is in incapacitated, which causes the airplane to make emergency radio calls, navigate to a nearby airport with a long runway and medical facilities, and conduct an instrument approach and landing, followed by a full shutdown when the aircraft comes to a stop on the runway. Large screens and voice announcements keep passengers updated along the way.

The nature of the medical emergency on Saturday, involving a King Air with an unconscious pilot, has not been disclosed.

avbrief.com/autoland-saves-kin… #avgeek

Autoland Saves King Air, Everyone Reported Safe (Updated) - AvBrief.com

Aircraft landed safely at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport near Denver on Saturday afternoon.

^{Russ Niles (AvBrief.com)}

Allright, I'm taking the bait...

Any #aviation and enthusiasts around here? For all the _red_ circles, we don't know (yet) what the #aircraft type is. You can easily link the correct wikidata entry (but you need an #OpenStreetMap account)

Or if you live closeby, you can actually add a picture #aviationPhotography

#AVGeek

mapcomplete.org/historic_aircr…

Maybe @Aviation_Librarian or @cvvhrn or their followers can help out?

(Edit: updatet link to official theme)

Historic aircraft

A map showing all historic, permanently installed aircraft

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