Method and apparatus for providing an electronic chart with an aircraft having a flight management system

The present invention generally relates to avionics, and more particularly relates to electronic chart systems, and even more particularly relates to automatically providing a flight crew member with information relating to electronic charts in response to input entered into an FMS or vice versa. An...

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Main Authors Bull, Ian J, Littlechild, Clive J, Johnson, Stephen R, Burns, Roger D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.12.2004
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Summary:The present invention generally relates to avionics, and more particularly relates to electronic chart systems, and even more particularly relates to automatically providing a flight crew member with information relating to electronic charts in response to input entered into an FMS or vice versa. An apparatus and method for automatically displaying to a flight crew member a list of electronic charts appropriate for a set flight plan or alternatively displaying the appropriate chart in response to information input into an FMS.