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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT TAXIING AND GUIDANCE USING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

  • US 20110313645A1
  • Filed: 06/01/2011
  • Published: 12/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of aircraft taxiing and guidance, comprising:

  • establishing a communication link between an aircraft computing system and a ground station system using a communication network provided by the ground station system;

    displaying an aircraft taxi selection and guidance application residing in the aircraft computing system on a display device in an aircraft cockpit upon establishing the communication link;

    displaying one or more pilot selectable taxiing and ground services upon selecting the aircraft taxi selection and guidance application;

    selecting one of the displayed pilot selectable taxiing and ground services by a pilot of an aircraft;

    displaying information associated with the selected one of the displayed pilot selectable taxiing and ground services on the display device using ground station data residing in the ground station system via the communication link; and

    taxiing and guiding the aircraft by the pilot using the displayed information.

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