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The category of of ILS does not dictate its autoland status. You can do an Autoland on nearly any ILS provided the FAC is aligned with the RWY.

A CAT IIIB ILS will permit in most states a landing with a radio altitude of 0.



But whether or not it can do an ‘Autoland’ currently is irrelevant because as the parent said:

> Even then, aircraft certification requirements even for Cat III-C capable aircraft requires that pilots be able to conduct a visual approach because the ILS system can fail.

Whether or not it can do an ‘Autoland without the pilot being able to check’ while satisfying the regulator’s inevitably vastly more stringent rules is what matters.




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