Piper M600 SLS

Cleared Direct Oct 23, 2026

The Garmin Emergency Autoland, the January Twenty Twenty-Two Incapacitation over Virginia, and the First Time a Passenger Hit a Button and a General Aviation Airplane Landed Itself

On January 10, 2022, a non-pilot passenger pressed a single button aboard a Piper M600 SLS over Virginia and the airplane landed itself - the first real-world activation of Garmin's Emergency Autoland system.

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Cleared Direct Oct 17, 2026

The Garmin Emergency Autoland, the Piper M Six Hundred SLS Certification, and What Happens When a Passenger Has to Land the Airplane

Garmin's Emergency Autoland, certified in October 2020 on the Piper M600 SLS, lets an untrained passenger land a turboprop by pressing a single button.

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Cleared Direct Sep 12, 2026

Garmin Autoland, the Piper M600 SLS, and the Certified Emergency System That Finds a Runway and Lands the Plane When the Pilot Cannot

Garmin Autoland, FAA-certified in November 2020, lets an untrained passenger land a plane with a single button press when the pilot is incapacitated.

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