Rockwell International Corporation

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Michael J Beccario

Sarah Barber

Kirschen A Seah

Randy H Jacobson

Alan E Siniff

Simon A Grosvenor

A present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for presenting instrument approach procedure ('IAP') advisory information to a pilot of an aircraft are disclosed. An advisory generator ('AG') is programmed to retrieve or receive flight information representative of the current position of the aircraft, a designated airport, and at least one published IAP; weather minima data corresponding to each IAP; and one or more IAP suitability factors from a weather data source, a NOTAM data source, and/or an aircraft performance data source. The AG determines the suitability or availability of each published IAP, disables the pilot's selectability of each unsuitable or unavailable published IAP, and generates advisory data representative of information advising the pilot of the unsuitable or unavailable published IAP(s). Additionally, the AG is programmed to receive a pilot's override of an unsuitable or unavailable published IAP and enable the overridden unsuitable or unavailable IAP.

System, device, and method for presenting instrument approach procedure advisory information to a pilot on an aircraft

A plurality of log periodic antennas are arranged in a commutated antenna array to amplitude modulate an RF signal for providing bearing information with respect to the signal direction in an automatic direction finding system.

Commutated log periodic antenna array for automatic direction finding

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Cedar Rapids, IA, United States of America

Michael J Beccario