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Old Feb 24, 2007 | 5:14 pm
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uva185
 
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Originally Posted by pred02
Ah, the B777 and the Boeing FMC. It looks archaic and complicated, but it's a fabulous system. And it's similar on most newer Boeing planes from the 737 to 747. The FMC helps calculate the approach speed and flaps, the 3 separate ILS systems on CAT IIIb can do a full autoland. It's really amazing how they build these things...

BTW: Your friend Beka is very cute (I hope you take no offense to the comment).
I take no offense at all. She was actually a contestant in the Miss Texas Pageant.
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