Cirrus G7 Plus Test Flight: I Landed a Plane With One Finger

Table of Contents Cirrus G7 Plus Test Flight: I Landed a Plane With One Finger Cirrus Aircraft has introduced Safe Return, a self-landing system that takes control and lands the plane if the pilot becomes incapacitated. CNET got an early hands-on look. Watch this: Aviation Breakthrough: A Consumer Plane That Lands Itself 06:45 The system, which is part of the new SR22 G7 Plus aircraft, is enabled with the press of a button. It lets the plane talk to air traffic control, find the nearest safe airport, land itself and shut down -- all on its own. While Safe Return has been part of the Vision Jet lineup since 2019, Cirrus says it had to completely rework it for the SR22 G7 Plus aircraft. In this version, the system doesn't just fly the plane but completely controls the throttle. I got to see this system in action; watching the throttle lever move by itself felt like something straight out of Knight Rider, like KITT taking over the wheel. Cirrus Cirrus says the G7 Plus continues the ... Read full article.