autopilot

The autopilot would be used throughout a normal flight because the 777, like all large airliners, is difficult to fly manually.

Frequent attempts to contact the Boeing 737 failed as it flew on under the control of the autopilot.

Australian investigators say they believe the doomed Boeing 777 flew on autopilot and that the crew was incapacitated.

Consequently they had given false readings which, in turn, had caused the autopilot system to shut down.

From infrastructure improvements to entitlement spending, government is on autopilot, according to author Philip K. Howard.

The autopilot functioned perfectly, however, and Logan trusted it to the point of insouciance.

Jason hauled the control wheel into a tight turn and the autopilot gentled it to a soft curve.

The autopilot could not be shut off, it rode along with the manual controls, tempering foolish piloting.

He leaped to the controls, switched off the autopilot, and broke out of orbit, going back for a return look.

The autopilot requested, and received, clearance to land at its preassigned base.