ELECTRONIC AIRCRAFT DATA CAPTURE FOR REFUELING
First Claim
1. An apparatus for electronically recognizing aircraft instrument data and recording the same comprises a mobile device adapted to use image character recognition for observing and recording fuel levels before and after re-fueling operations.
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Abstract
A battery-powered, mobile device unit that is used to record arrival fuel amounts on an aircraft as well as the departure fuel amounts loaded on the aircraft and needed to safely fly the aircraft to its next destination. The mobile device unit gathers and records other information about the aircraft, fueling equipment and the person performing the fueling operation. The mobile device unit can capture Arrival Fuel Tank Volumes, Departure Fuel Tank Volumes, Aircraft Ship\Nose Number, and a Tail Number.
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1. An apparatus for electronically recognizing aircraft instrument data and recording the same comprises a mobile device adapted to use image character recognition for observing and recording fuel levels before and after re-fueling operations.
- 2. An apparatus for electronically recognizing aircraft identification data and recording the same comprises a mobile device adapted to use image character recognition for observing and recording nose/ship numbers and/or tail (FAA) numbers in connection with re-fueling operations.
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