Pilot/Controller Glossary
EMERGENCY AUTOLAND SYSTEM
This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.
This system, if activated, will determine an optimal airport, plot a course, broadcast the aircraft's intentions, fly to the airport, land, and (depending on the model) shut down the engines. Though the system will broadcast the aircraft's intentions, the controller should assume that transmissions to the aircraft will not be acknowledged.
Retrieved from ecfr.gov on July 18, 2026.