FLIGHT CREW TRAINING SYSTEM

• US 20100092926A1
• Filed: 10/14/2008
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Fabling, Haywood Keith
• Granted Patent: US 9,022,786 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/30
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 47/08 Arrangements of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 33/00 Adaptations for training adaptations of barrels for recoil reinforcement F41A21/26; Gun simulators teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26 ; shooting games A63F9/02; military simulation G09B9/003
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/165 Control of aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/00 Simulators for teaching or training purposes for the use of weapons F41; computing aspects G06; protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/02 for teaching control of vehicles or other craft
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/08 for teaching control of aircraft, e.g. Link trainer
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 9/165 Condition of cabin, cockpit or pilot's accessories

Abstract

A method is present for flight crew training. Flight crew interactions are recorded during a lesson to form recorded flight crew interactions. Flight deck displays occurring during the lesson are recorded to form recorded flight deck displays. A flight training video is formed from the recorded flight crew interactions and the recorded flight deck displays.

Claims

1. A method for flight crew training, the method comprising:

recording flight crew interactions during a lesson to form recorded flight crew interactions;

recording flight deck displays occurring during the lesson to form recorded flight deck displays; and

forming a flight training video from the recorded flight crew interactions and the recorded flight deck displays.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

recording instructor directions during a training session to form recorded instructor directions; and

including the recorded instructor directions in the flight training video.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the flight crew interactions comprise crew communications, crew actions, and verbalizations emphasizing an action being taken by a particular crew member.

4. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

generating a presentation of controls being manipulated during the training session, wherein a display has a timing that identifies a control as the control is being manipulated during the recorded flight crew interactions; and

including the presentation of controls in the flight training video.

5. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

storing the flight training video on a number of computer recordable storage media.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

distributing the number of computer recordable storage media to at least one of a number of students and a number of instructors.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

playing the flight training video during preparation for the lesson corresponding to the training session.

8. A data processing system comprising:

a bus;

a communications unit connected to the bus;

a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device includes program code; and

a processor unit connected to the bus, wherein the processor unit executes the program code to record flight crew interactions during a lesson to form recorded flight crew interactions;

record flight deck displays occurring during the lesson to form recorded flight deck displays; and

form a flight training video from the recorded flight crew interactions and the recorded flight deck displays.

9. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the processor unit further executes the program code to record instructor directions during a training session to form recorded instructor directions;

and include the recorded instructor directions in the flight training video.

10. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the flight crew interactions comprise crew communications, crew actions, and verbalizations emphasizing an action being taken by a particular crew member.

11. The data processing system of claim 9 further comprising:

generating a presentation of controls being manipulated during the training session, wherein a display has a timing that identifies a control as the control is being manipulated during the recorded flight crew interactions; and

including the presentation of controls in the flight training video.

12. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the processor unit further executes the program code to store the flight training video on a number of computer recordable storage media.

13. The data processing system of claim 12, wherein the processor unit further executes the program code to distribute the number of computer recordable storage media to at least one of a number of students and a number of instructors.

14. The data processing system of claim 13, wherein the processor unit further executes the program code to play the flight training video during preparation for the lesson corresponding to the training session.

15. A computer program product for flight crew training, the computer program product comprising:

a computer recordable storage medium;

program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for recording flight crew interactions during a lesson to form recorded flight crew interactions;

program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for recording flight deck displays occurring during the lesson to form recorded flight deck displays; and

program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for forming a flight training video from the recorded flight crew interactions and the recorded flight deck displays.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 further comprising:

program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for recording instructor directions during a training session to form recorded instructor directions; and

program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for including the recorded instructor directions in the flight training video.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the flight crew interactions comprise crew communications, crew actions, and verbalizations emphasizing an action being taken by a particular crew member.

18. The computer program product of claim 16 further comprising:

program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for generating a presentation of controls being manipulated during the training session, wherein a display has a timing that identifies a control as the control is being manipulated during the recorded flight crew interactions; and

program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for including the presentation of controls in the flight training video.

19. The computer program product of claim 16 further comprising:

program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for storing the flight training video on a number of computer recordable storage media.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 further comprising:

program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for distributing the number of computer recordable storage media to at least one of a number of students and a number of instructors.