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Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011

Filed:

Apr. 29, 2008
Applicants:

Jason L. Hammack, Seattle, WA (US);

Peter D. Gunn, Bellevue, WA (US);

Michael Jefferie Tucker, Lake Stevens, WA (US);

Sherwin Shye-min Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);

John Wiedemann, Bothell, WA (US);

Inventors:

Jason L. Hammack, Seattle, WA (US);

Peter D. Gunn, Bellevue, WA (US);

Michael Jefferie Tucker, Lake Stevens, WA (US);

Sherwin Shye-Min Chen, Bellevue, WA (US);

John Wiedemann, Bothell, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Techniques for representing a holding pattern on a vertical situation display are described. The vertical situation display has a first screen area to depict the holding pattern and second screen area to show a flight path after the holding pattern. The representation of the holding pattern visually informs a flight crew of current and prospective flight conditions.


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