| US 7,577,501 B2 | ||
| Methods and systems for automatically tracking information during flight | ||
| William D. Tafs, Seattle, Wash. (US); and John C. Griffin, III, Seattle, Wash. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 26, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/787,644. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0192717 A1, Sep. 01, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 701—14 [701/3; 701/35; 709/206; 434/30] | 30 Claims |
| 1. A computer-implemented method for collecting aircraft flight data, comprising:
receiving first information corresponding to a proposed aspect of a flight of the aircraft, the first information including
a first target value and a second target value;
as the aircraft executes the flight, automatically receiving at a first time second information that includes a first actual
value corresponding to the first target value;
as the aircraft executes the flight, automatically receiving at a second time third information that includes a second actual
value corresponding to the second target value;
establishing a stored record of the aircraft's flight by providing and storing the first target value and the first actual
value together in a common computer-based medium for use after the aircraft executes the flight;
providing and storing the second target value and the second actual value together in the common computer-based medium for
use after the aircraft executes the flight; and
presenting the first target value, the first actual value, the second target value, and the second actual value simultaneously
and together to an aircraft operator at a flight deck of the aircraft as the aircraft executes the flight.
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