Apparatus and method for directing an entry into an aircraft holding pattern
First Claim
1. An apparatus for directing an optimal entry into an aircraft holding pattern comprising:
- a transparent disc having a center and a first side, the transparent disc to be removably affixed to, concentric with, and in registry with a navigational instrument wherein the navigational instrument displays a heading of an aircraft and a plurality of radials from a holding pattern fix of the aircraft and wherein the transparent disc is superimposed over the navigational instrument for use in directing an optimal entry into an aircraft holding pattern.
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Abstract
An aircraft aid and method for directing an optimal entry into an aircraft holding pattern are disclosed. The aircraft aid may be affixed over and in registry with a navigational instrument, displayed on and in registry with a navigational instrument, or placed over and in registry with a holding pattern entry diagram. The aircraft aid includes indicia for use in providing a visual for directing an optimal or proper entry into an aircraft holding pattern so that a pilot can have a pictorial view of the proper entry into a holding pattern. It is noted that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to ascertain quickly the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus for directing an optimal entry into an aircraft holding pattern comprising:
a transparent disc having a center and a first side, the transparent disc to be removably affixed to, concentric with, and in registry with a navigational instrument wherein the navigational instrument displays a heading of an aircraft and a plurality of radials from a holding pattern fix of the aircraft and wherein the transparent disc is superimposed over the navigational instrument for use in directing an optimal entry into an aircraft holding pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for directing an entry into an aircraft holding pattern comprising:
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providing a disc, wherein the disc is placed in registry with a navigational instrument that displays a heading of an aircraft and radials off of a holding pattern fix of the aircraft and wherein the disc includes indicia directing an entry into an aircraft holding pattern; and
directing an entry into at least one of a standard holding pattern entry and a non-standard holding pattern entry based on a position of a one of the radials, displayed on the navigational instrument and on which the aircraft will hold, in relation to the indicia of the disc whereby an aircraft pilot may have a pictorial view of an optimal entry into a holding pattern. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An aircraft aid for directing an optimal entry into an aircraft holding pattern comprising:
a device including a first side and a center, the device at least one of removably affixed in registry with a navigational instrument and placed over in registry with a holding pattern entry diagram, the device including indicia providing a visual for directing an optimal entry into an aircraft holding pattern whereby a pilot can have a pictorial view of the proper entry into a holding pattern. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A navigational aid for directing an optimal entry into an aircraft holding pattern comprising:
indicia displayed via a navigational instrument display wherein the navigational instrument display having a center identifies a heading of an aircraft and a plurality of radials including a radial on which the aircraft will hold while in the aircraft holding pattern and wherein the indicia comprises;
an index aligned with the heading of the aircraft identified on the navigational instrument display;
at least one section identifying the optimal entry for the aircraft having the heading and entering the holding pattern to hold on the radial identified by the navigational instrument display wherein the optimal entry identified is based on a position of the radial on which the aircraft will hold relative to the at least one section and whereby a pilot has a pictorial view of a proper entry into an aircraft holding pattern. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for directing an entry into an aircraft holding pattern comprising:
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displaying indicia via a navigational instrument display to direct the entry into the aircraft holding pattern wherein the navigational instrument display identifies a heading of an aircraft and radials on which the aircraft can hold; and
directing the entry into the aircraft holding pattern based on a position of a one of the radials, identified on the navigational instrument display and on which the aircraft will hold, in relation to the indicia displayed. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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