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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FACILITATING STABILIZED DESCENT TO A DIVERSION AIRPORT

  • US 20170243495A1
  • Filed: 02/18/2016
  • Published: 08/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of assisting an aircraft for landing at an airport, the method comprising:

  • obtaining, from a system onboard the aircraft, a current position of the aircraft and a current velocity of the aircraft;

    determining a descent strategy for the aircraft from the current position to an initialization point for a stable approach to the airport based at least in part on the current position, the current velocity, and one or more validation criteria associated with the initialization point, wherein the descent strategy results in one or more predicted values for one or more characteristics of the aircraft satisfying the one or more validation criteria; and

    providing indication of the descent strategy on a display device.

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