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Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013

Filed:

Sep. 22, 2011
Applicants:

William L. Goodman, Coupeville, WA (US);

Syed T. Shafaat, Everett, WA (US);

John A. Brown, Snohomish, WA (US);

Jennifer L. Gertley, Issaquah, WA (US);

Robert P. Smith, Clinton, WA (US);

Inventors:

William L. Goodman, Coupeville, WA (US);

Syed T. Shafaat, Everett, WA (US);

John A. Brown, Snohomish, WA (US);

Jennifer L. Gertley, Issaquah, WA (US);

Robert P. Smith, Clinton, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of operating an air traffic control system may include receiving, by a control system, an instruction from a control system user. The method may further include providing, by the control system, the instruction to an airplane via a data link between the control system and a system of the airplane. In addition, the method may include adjusting, by the airplane system, at least one airplane control to correspond to the instruction.


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