Method for operating an aircraft
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1. A method for operating an aircraft, comprising the steps of:
- receiving guidance instructions and guidance parameters at a navigation computer;
transmitting automatic pilot instructions from said navigation computer to a flight control computer over a dedicated communication link;
receiving control instructions and said automatic pilot instructions at said flight control computer;
in an automatic pilot mode, generating a first plurality of operating commands based on said automatic pilot instructions at said flight control computer; and
in a manual pilot mode, generating a second plurality of operating commands based on said control instructions at said flight control computer.
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A method for operating an aircraft includes the steps of receiving guidance instructions and guidance parameters at a navigation computer, and transmitting automatic pilot instructions from the navigation computer to a flight control computer. The method also includes the steps of receiving control instructions and the automatic pilot instructions at the flight control computer, and generating operating commands at the flight control computer. In an automatic pilot mode, the operating commands are generated at the flight control computer based on the automatic pilot instructions.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for operating an aircraft, comprising the steps of:
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receiving guidance instructions and guidance parameters at a navigation computer; transmitting automatic pilot instructions from said navigation computer to a flight control computer over a dedicated communication link; receiving control instructions and said automatic pilot instructions at said flight control computer; in an automatic pilot mode, generating a first plurality of operating commands based on said automatic pilot instructions at said flight control computer; and in a manual pilot mode, generating a second plurality of operating commands based on said control instructions at said flight control computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating an aircraft, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting automatic pilot instructions from a navigation computer to a flight control computer over a dedicated communication link; receiving control instructions and said automatic pilot instructions at said flight control computer; in an automatic pilot mode, generating a first plurality of operating commands based on said automatic pilot instructions at said flight control computer; and in a manual pilot mode, generating a second plurality of operating commands based on said control instructions at said flight control computer.
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