Any more, most "serious" IFR airplanes have an autopilot. Move
into the commercial/Part 135 realm and in most cases a functioning,
three-axis autopilot is required for single-pilot operation.
"We're pleased that it has come about and disappointed
that it took so long to be implemented in Canada. Perhaps the
(newspaper) stories helped to bump up the priority."
Source: Art LaFlamme, senior air safety
coordinator with the Air Line Pilots Association and former
director general of civil aviation with Transport Canada, speaking
on the Canadian government's plan to mandate installation of
traffic collision avoidance systems (TCAS) on all commercial
aircraft in that country by the end of the year.
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