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Manual selection of the active reference of a flight plan for the guidance of an aircraft

US8150623B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 2008
Grant dateApr 3, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G5/34
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method allowing a modification of the flight plan of an aircraft in a semi-automated manner. The invention presents the main advantage of affording the crew of an aircraft a method for aiding the rejoining of a flight plan requiring only a designation by an operator of the new active reference that he wishes to use for guiding the aircraft.

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