AIRCRAFT AVIONIC SYSTEM HAVING A PILOT USER INTERFACE WITH CONTEXT DEPENDENT INPUT DEVICES

摘要

An avionics system having a pilot user interface, and method of interfacin g with a pilot, includes providing a display screen and a video processor driving the display screen. A plurality of context dependent input devices is provided. Operation of at least one of the input devices may cause the processor to display a rotary selection list on the display screen. The rotary selection list includes multiple potential selections, each capable of effecting a change in the avionic syst em when highlighted. At least one of the input devices may be made up of at least on e rotary knob. The processor displays a context dependent label for the rotary knob.< /SDOAB>