Systems and methods for alerting aircraft crew members of a runway assignment for an aircraft takeoff sequence

摘要

System and methods are provided alerting an aircraft crew member of a runway assignment for an aircraft takeoff sequence from a runway of an airport having a plurality of runways. In an embodiment, the method includes transmitting data comprising data relating to the runway assignment and data relating to an open status or a closed status for each airport runway to an aircraft data receiver, and transmitting an audio signal indicating the runway assignment to an aircraft audio receiver. In another embodiment, the method includes receiving an audio signal indicating the runway assignment from a control tower audio transmitter, receiving data comprising data relating to the runway assignment and data relating to an open status or a closed status of each of the airport runways from a control tower data transmitter, processing the received data, and displaying the received data relating to the runway assignment on a display.

主权项

1. A system for alerting an aircraft crew member about a runway assignment transmitted by an air traffic control (ATC) authority for an aircraft takeoff sequence from a runway of an airport having a plurality of runways, the system configured to be disposed within the aircraft, comprising:
a processor configured to receive the runway assignment from the ATC authority and data relating to an open status or a closed status of each runway of the plurality of runways and operable, in response thereto, to supply one or more image rendering display commands.