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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2010
Peter D. Gunn, Bellevue, WA (US);
John C. Griffin, Iii, University Place, WA (US);
Peter D. Gunn, Bellevue, WA (US);
John C. Griffin, III, University Place, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for displaying assistance messages to aircraft operators are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment includes receiving an input from an aircraft operator at an aircraft flight deck, comparing a characteristic of the input to at least one target value for the characteristic, and, if the characteristic of the input differs from the at least one target value for the characteristic by at least a threshold amount, displaying an assistance message to the aircraft operator. The assistance message can include a complying input and/or an instruction for creating a complying input. The input and the assistance message can be displayed simultaneously.