Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
Programming a computer to fly a plane isn't that hard in the grand scheme of things. I mean GA aircraft already have an auto-land feature.
So does my airliner. I can turn the AP on at 100' out of BOS and leave it on until 80 kts on LAX 24R.
But about every 2-3 years the AP disconnects randomly for no apparent reason. If the company pays me and the other guy say $1.8M over three years to turn the AP back on once, it's money well spent.