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Is there a way to make the default boeings land with autopilot?

I don't think so, but I'm not entirely sure what you mean?

Are you familiar with the Instrument Landing System (ILS)? It's not an autolanding feature, but it's close to.

None of the default traps has an autolanding feature. The automatic systems aboard amount to the autobrake and the arming of the autospoilers. The autopilot land function allows you to automatically line up to the runway, but falls under you to disconnect both autopilot and autothrottle at decision height, and manually flare and reverse.

To find a plane capable of full CatIII autolanding you must buy one of the payware liners around. That or find one of the rare freeware that have it too, but the freeware planes/panels with autolanding are very rare.

A couple of 'oldies but goodies' that have this feature are Dave Maltby's VC10 and Trident.

What's the point of flying if you let a computer fly, navigate, and now land the aircraft as well?

Might as well be another passenger

"Is there a way to make the default boeings land with autopilot?" The default FS9, B734 is the one I've been most succesful with (did I say the most fun?) landing using autopilot coupled to the ILS system.

Once the LOC is intercepted and the crate is in the slot (on the glidepath) simply incrementally reduce the speed until at 120kias at the IM (Inner Marker).

Using this method, the default FS9, B734 lands itself.

P.S. Realworld crews do it routinely during CAT 3A landings:
"Special crew and aircraft certification is required for Cat II and III, and certain modes of operation are mandatory.  It is possible that the landing described was made under Cat IIIA, in which case use of some automated systems is mandatory, and hand-flying is not an option."

Yes folks, that time of the year is just around-the-corner :-)

If nothing else works/helps, Please follow this Brilliant Tutorial by NAV, im sure the people who have read this and followed will agree its 100% succesful.

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/ ... 1111322151

Helped me LOADS and im sure it will help you even further.

Thanks alot and happy flying.

James