"A modern autopilot can be set to do an entire flight from takeoff to landing"
Some modern autopilots. The one on the Cessna 302 I used to fly was a "straight and level" jobbie - and it wasn't that straight, thanks to gyro precession. There are a lot like this still in service.
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