Flight Display Quick Preview NOTAM Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current flight planning processes are inefficient due to the manual and time-consuming review of multiple NOTAMs, which can lead to missed late-breaking updates, diverting pilot attention from critical flight preparations and operations.
Innovation Solution
A flight display system that automatically receives and parses NOTAM information relevant to a flight route, overlaying a quick preview of NOTAMs onto a graphical moving map, using stacked flight route portion boxes labeled by segment type, reducing the need for extensive searching and presenting relevant NOTAMs in context with flight path elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If pilots manually review multiple NOTAMs in paper or electronic form, then they can access NOTAM information, but the process is time-consuming and tedious, resulting in significant heads down time that diverts pilot attention from critical flight preparations
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the NOTAMs that are relevant to the specific flight route from the complete set of NOTAMs. The processor compares flight plan data with NOTAM data to identify and display only those NOTAMs applicable to the planned flight segments, eliminating the need for pilots to manually review irrelevant NOTAMs.
Solution Approach 2:
The NOTAM review process is segmented by flight route portions. The system divides the flight plan into segments and associates relevant NOTAMs with each segment, allowing pilots to review NOTAMs in an organized, segment-by-segment manner rather than as a single large set.
2Loss of information
If pilots manually evaluate and extract relevant NOTAM information, then they can identify applicable NOTAMs, but the procedure is inefficient and may result in missed late-breaking NOTAM updates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary processing of NOTAMs by automatically comparing flight plan data with available NOTAMs before the pilot reviews the information. This preliminary automated filtering ensures that all potentially relevant NOTAMs are identified and presented to the pilot, reducing the risk of missing late-breaking updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides continuous updates to the pilot as new NOTAMs become available or as the flight plan is modified. The processor continuously compares the current flight plan with available NOTAMs and updates the display accordingly, ensuring the pilot always has access to the most current relevant information.
3Loss of information
If all NOTAMs are displayed without filtering, then complete NOTAM information is available, but the display becomes overwhelming and difficult to navigate, requiring extensive searching
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and displays only the NOTAMs that are relevant to the specific flight route. By filtering out irrelevant NOTAMs, the display remains manageable and easy to navigate while still providing complete information for the planned flight segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different display characteristics to different types of NOTAMs or different flight segments. Relevant NOTAMs are highlighted or organized by their association with specific flight segments, allowing pilots to quickly locate and understand the most important information.
4Loss of information
If late-breaking NOTAMs are transmitted after flight plan creation, then updated information is available, but pilots must divert attention from flying to review and evaluate these updates
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides automatic feedback when new NOTAMs are received. The processor continuously monitors for updates and immediately presents relevant late-breaking NOTAMs to the pilot in the context of the current flight plan, allowing for quick evaluation without requiring extensive manual searching or analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is pre-configured with the flight plan data, so when late-breaking NOTAMs are received, the processor can immediately determine relevance and present only the applicable updates. This preliminary setup minimizes the time and attention required to process incoming NOTAM information.
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AI summary
A flight display system or method in accordance with this disclosure involves the presentation, on an aircraft, of a “quick preview” notice to airmen (“NOTAM”) display that includes a plurality of stacked flight route portion boxes, each of the plurality of flight route portion boxes pertaining to and being labeled as one of: a departure taxiing portion, a standard instrument departure portion, an en route portion, a standard terminal arrival route portion, an approach portion, and an arrival taxiing portion; each of the plurality of flight route portion boxes graphically displaying flight route symbology pertaining to and labeled as each airport taxiing reference point and/or each aeronautical waypoint that falls within its labeled flight route portion; and wherein at least one of the plurality of flight route portion boxes further graphically displays NOTAM symbology pertaining to at least one of the NOTAMs that are relevant to the flight route.