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by rogerbinns 5241 days ago
Planes have been able to land in poor visibility automatically since 1968 using the ILS (instrument landing system) radio waves. There are various categories with category 3 being supported in 1968 (low decision height and visibility).

Autoland systems: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoland ILS Categories: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument_landing_system#ILS_c...