Emergency autoland system

An aircraft autoland system for an aircraft, the system comprising:

• a memory operable to store one or more modules;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor operable to execute the one or more modules to cause the processor to:
• select a destination for the aircraft;
• create a route from a current position of the aircraft to the destination;
• cause the aircraft to traverse the route;
• control a display to present a plurality of simultaneous notifications to a user of the aircraft, the notifications including—
• a first notification indicating that an autoland module is active,
• a second notification indicating a next action the aircraft will take, the second notification including dynamic information about the route,
• a third notification indicating whether user action is required, and
• a fourth notification indicating a current status of the aircraft;
• and
• cause the aircraft to land at the destination without requiring pilot intervention.

A process for autolanding an aircraft:

• selecting a destination for the aircraft;
• creating a route from a current position of the aircraft to the destination;
• causing the aircraft to traverse the route;
• displaying a plurality of notifications to a user of the aircraft, the notifications including—
• a first notification indicating that an autoland module is active,
• a second notification indicating a next action the aircraft will take, and
• a third notification indicating whether user action is required;
• and
• causing the aircraft to land at the destination without requiring pilot intervention.