Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OSHKOSH – Emergency landing is now as easy as the touch of a button. Cirrus Aircraft has added yet another safety feature to its ...

Forty years ago, Alan Klapmeier, the co-founder of aircraft manufacturer Cirrus, was involved in a midair collision. With his plane missing part of a wing, Klapmeier was (just barely) able to land, ...

DULUTH, Minn. & KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cirrus (Cirrus Aircraft Ltd.) today announced the new SR Series G7+ featuring Safe Return™ Emergency Autoland by Garmin®, the world’s first ...

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With the introduction of SR Series G7+ featuring Safe Return Emergency Autoland, the Cirrus SR Series became the world’s first single-engine piston aircraft equipped with an FAA-approved autonomous ...

Cirrus Aircraft has rolled out an update to its SR-series G7 aircraft that comes equipped with an emergency auto-land system – a first for a single-piston aircraft – and other new cockpit features.

Cirrus Aircraft unveiled its new Safe Return Emergency Autoland system at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh July 21. The system allows passengers to land the plane in case of pilot incapacitation with a push of ...

At the press of a big red button, Safe Return gets the plane safely on the ground, even if the pilot can’t. Forty years ago, Alan Klapmeier, the co-founder of aircraft manufacturer Cirrus, was ...