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Avionics system adapted for employing smartphone to input-output flight data

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  • US 10,275,950 B2
  • Filed: 07/26/2013
  • Issued: 04/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An aircraft, comprising:

  • a sensor configured to sense flight performance of the aircraft during flight;

    an avionics system associated with the sensor, the avionics system comprising;

    a memory card interface;

    a database in data communication with the sensor and the avionics system, the database being configured to store information relating to a pilot flying the aircraft during flight and the flight performance of the aircraft during flight;

    a wireless transmitter having memory, the wireless transmitter in data communication with the avionics system and the database, the wireless transmitter comprising a non-volatile memory card coupled to the memory card interface of the avionics system; and

    a transceiver comprising an input device, the transceiver having a transceiver identity associated with pilot identification information, the transceiver being configured for receiving information relating to sensed flight performance from the wireless transmitter, for associating the thus received information with the pilot identification information associated with the transceiver identity, and for transmitting the received information with the thus associated pilot identification information to the database;

    wherein the transceiver is a wireless transceiver in data communication with the wireless transmitter;

    wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to wirelessly receive and transmit aircraft flight performance data to the database;

    wherein the stored sensed flight performance is only accessible with the associated pilot identification information;

    wherein the avionics system is configured to monitor aircraft flight performance data from the sensor; and

    wherein the pilot identification information is entered directly into the input device of the transceiver.

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