Method and device to assist in the piloting of an aircraft in a non-precision approach during a landing phase
First Claim
1. A method to assist the piloting of an aircraft in a non-precision approach during a landing phase, wherein the following series of successive steps is carried out interactively and automatically:
- a) there is verified a plurality of conditions relating at least to the correct functioning of a plurality of the aircraft'"'"'s equipments and to the integrity and precision of measurements of particular parameters, information coming from the said equipments and the said measurements being able to be used for the implementation of the said non-precision approach;
b) on the basis of the said verified conditions, an appropriate approach category is selected from a plurality of different approach categories; and
c) the approach category thus selected is presented on a display screen (10).
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Abstract
Method and device to assist in the piloting of an aircraft in a non-precision approach during a landing phase.
The device (1) comprises first means (4) of verifying a plurality of conditions relating to at least the correct functioning of a plurality of equipments of the aircraft, and to the integrity and precision of measurements of particular parameters, information coming from the said equipments and the said measurements being able to be used for the implementation of the said non-precision approach, second means (6) for selecting, on the basis of the said verified conditions, an appropriate approach category from among a plurality of different approach categories, and display means (8) for presenting, on a display screen (10) of the aircraft, the approach category selected by the said second means (6).
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10 Claims
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1. A method to assist the piloting of an aircraft in a non-precision approach during a landing phase, wherein the following series of successive steps is carried out interactively and automatically:
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a) there is verified a plurality of conditions relating at least to the correct functioning of a plurality of the aircraft'"'"'s equipments and to the integrity and precision of measurements of particular parameters, information coming from the said equipments and the said measurements being able to be used for the implementation of the said non-precision approach;
b) on the basis of the said verified conditions, an appropriate approach category is selected from a plurality of different approach categories; and
c) the approach category thus selected is presented on a display screen (10). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10)
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8. A device to assist in the piloting of an aircraft in a non-precision approach during a landing phase, wherein it comprises:
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first means (4) of verifying a plurality of conditions relating to at least the correct functioning of a plurality of equipments of the aircraft, and to the integrity and precision of measurements of particular parameters, information coming from the said equipments and the said measurements being able to be used for the implementation of the said non-precision approach;
second means (6) for selecting, on the basis of the said verified conditions, an appropriate approach category from among a plurality of different approach categories; and
display means (8) for presenting, on a display screen (10) of the aircraft, the approach category selected by the said second means (6). - View Dependent Claims (9)
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