Visual flight rules approach to airports

US9424756B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Marco Gaertner · Mottgers, DE
• Andre Lutz · Strasbourg, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 2013
• Grant date: Aug 23, 2016
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G5/34
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method includes receiving visual flight rules (VFR) data and determining a suggested path of approach for an aircraft based on the VFR data. The suggested path of approach may correspond to a flight path of the aircraft to a runway of an airport. The method includes highlighting a representation of the suggested path of approach at a display device.