Safety
Cirrus Unveils First Autoland-equipped Piston Aircraft
The system is standard equipment on the SR Series G7+
Autoland-equipped Cirrus SR-22 G7+
Cirrus’ latest entrant in its SR Series, the G7+ is the first piston-powered aircraft to be certified for use with Garmin’s Safe Return Emergency Autoland System. © Curt Epstein/AIN

Cirrus has announced the launch of the new SR series G7+, the first piston-single aircraft to be equipped with Garmin’s Safe Return Emergency Autoland system.

For use in emergency situations such as pilot incapacitation, the Collier Award-winning system will assume control of the in-flight aircraft at the touch of a button, transmit emergency alerts to air traffic control, navigate to the nearest suitable airport, and land autonomously, all the while issuing instructions and status updates to passengers via the aircraft’s cockpit data screens. The system will then bring the aircraft to a stop on the runway center line, shut down the engine, and instruct occupants when it is safe to exit.

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