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title: "If the autopilot were to malfunction on long-haul flights, would the pilots hand fly the airplane or turn around and land?"  
description: "If the autopilot were to malfunction on long-haul flights, would the pilots hand fly the airplane or turn around and land?"  
author: "Akash Ahlawat"  
published: 2018-07-21  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/46716/if-the-autopilot-were-to-malfunction-on-long-haul-flights-would-the-pilots-hand-fly-the-airplane-or-turn-around-and-land  
category: "airlines & air travel"  
tags: ["airlines"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# If the autopilot were to malfunction on long-haul flights, would the pilots hand fly the airplane or turn around and land?

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