Podcast: X-Plane Is Leaving the Simulator to Auto-Land

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Monday, July 23, 2012 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Laminar Research's X-Plane is highlighted as a highly realistic flight simulator.
X-Plane founder Randy Witt is developing and currently testing an emergency auto-land feature for experimental aircraft.
The article features an interview with Witt, discussing the power of the flight simulator and the real-world auto-land system.

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Laminar Research’s X-Plane may be the most realistic flight sim available, and its founder is developing an emergency auto-land feature for experimental aircraft. He’s testing it right now. AVweb‘s Glenn Pew spoke with X-Plane’s Randy Witt about the power of the sim and the real-world auto-land system.

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