Piper M600/SLS Garmin Autoland Demo Flight

The Piper M600/SLS features the Halo safety system, which includes innovative Garmin Autoland technology. In the event of an emergency, Autoland allows the aircraft to land itself at the nearest safe airport with the push of a button. Speak with a Skytech Piper representative or visit www.piper.com for more about the aircraft.
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[@sdcoinshooter]

I am a former Navy Fighter Pilot and flew the Hornet-C, I thought that was an advanced aircraft. Watching the capabilities of this and today, I feel like I was flying biplanes.

[@av8tore71]

Definitely a game changer! Think about all those people that got caught in IMC conditions and panicked then crashed. This system would have and will save lives

[@quinncide]

In general I agree, this technology is going to save a lot of lives when it eventually trickles out to a broader general aviation market (and isn’t a $200,000 option). But as available now its usefulness is extremely limited. If you’re flying turbine powered pressurized aircraft then IMC isn’t something that concerns you, and if the weather conditions are so severe that they do concern you then I bet they’re beyond the limitations of this autoland system. I believe the sole intent of this system is pilot incapacitation - heart attacks and other medical emergencies - an extremely rare occurrence in these types of aircraft. But if it does occur, yes, a spouse or friend or business associate should be able to save everyone’s lives with the push of a button.

[@reformCopyright]

I'd be interested to hear exactly what the system tells ATC. Does it have all information needed to know when to switch frequencies properly or does it transmit on GUARD?

[@tyjohnson7428]

I was wondering how this plays out if the best option happens to be an uncontrolled airport

[@sanantonio855]

@@tyjohnson7428 It will broadcast on the last selected frequency and 121.5 so at least one ATC or pilot is very likely to hear it. Also it'll squawk 7700 automatically

[@sanantonio855]

It transmits on the last selected frequency and on guard. You can find the full transcript on easa.europa.eu/community/topics/emergency-autoland-0

[@illusionmaker707]

That is incredible.

[@AlexVieira8181]

There should be an auto activation if the pilot becames unconscious, for example, if there is no yoke inputs for a while.

[@GWhizard]

ATC cannot issue commands to autoland so what happens if an assigned runway has been closed for any of a myriad of reasons?

[@seniorgolfer]

Once the button is pushed, can you cancel?

[@Skytechinc]

Yes, the system can be cancelled if needed, however, it does begin to alert authorities a few seconds after the button is pressed.

[@seniorgolfer]

If you were on a 10-mile final when you pushed the button, would the aircraft complete the landing at this airport?

[@Skytechinc]

Garmin Autoland ultimately decides which airport would be the best to land at after taking a number of factors into consideration (i.e. runway length, distance, etc). Feel free to read more about it here: discover.garmin.com/en-US/autonomi/

[@embrj1453]

We've got to a point that a GA aircraft can autoland by itself in any condition . wow.

[@baxtergk1]

I sure want this for my Cessna 120 - When will it be ready for retrofit on this model?

[@HesTNTonPMS]

Absolutely, positively an absolute game changer !
This is incredible

[@gerdnikolaus498]

A fantastic System

[@pushingbus1]

Wow