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Old Aug 27, 2016 | 9:40 am
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Jeff767
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Originally Posted by 110pgl
Nope. Doesn't apply.

All of your electronic devices that you use during a flight have been cleared to operate on a commercial aircraft. There is no such thing as on some approaches they will interfere.

FYI - Modern commercial planes are landed on 'autoland' every day. It is not an uncommon occurrence. The flying public is not aware of how often it happens.
Actually auto lands are quite rare. I never see them done unless it's below minimums for a manual landing or required for currency issues. Each aircraft must have one auto land every 30 days or the aircraft can't conduct a low vis approach. It's quite common to get a flight plan note because the aircraft is no longer current requesting a auto land. Auto lands on days where the vis is above low mins are usually avoided because the ILS signal is not protected and can cause undesired aircraft states. At low altitude there is not much time for the pilot to react and manually salvage the landing.
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