Ge Aviation Systems Limited

Thomas Craig Clinger

Joachim Karl Ulf Hochwarth

Freda Mae Diemer

A method of transmitting a set of conforming data frames within an avionics system. The avionics system including a Flight Management System (FMS) and an avionics device. The method including generating, via the avionics device, at least one specialized message, transmitting, via the avionics device, the at least on specialized message, generating, via the avionics device, the set of conforming data frames, and transmitting, via the avionics device, at least a subset of the set of conforming data frames. The method comprising receiving, via the FMS, at least one transmission including at least one of the specialized header frame or the set of conforming data frames from the avionics device.

Method and system for synchronizing a flight management system with an external device

A method for synchronizing information with a Flight Management System (FMS) with a receiving unit comprising receiving an uplink transmission of data directly or indirectly from the receiving unit, determining if the load was successful, generating a status message related to whether or not the load was successful, outputting data including a sequence number and a status message, and flying an aircraft according to a flight plan.

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Grand Rapids, MI, United States of America

Thomas Craig Clinger