The first application for Garmin’s Emergency Autoland on a piston-powered airplane, Cirrus announced today that the FAA-certified Safe Return with autothrottle will be standard on the SR G7+ series models.
The first application for Garmin’s Emergency Autoland was nearly six years ago and until now has been limited to turbine-powered aircraft. With a single push of a button, Safe Return takes control of the aircraft, controls the engine including mixture and throttle inputs, communicates with air traffic control, navigates to the nearest suitable airport while avoiding terrain and adverse weather, conducts a precision GPS approach, autonomously lands the aircraft bringing it to a complete stop, shuts down the engine and stops the propeller so that passengers can exit the aircraft safely.