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Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013

Filed:

Jan. 19, 2011
Applicants:

Nicolas Albert, Toulouse, FR;

Diane Tambach, Toulouse, FR;

Laurent Azoulai, Mondonville, FR;

Patrice Rouquette, Pompertuzat, FR;

Inventors:

Nicolas Albert, Toulouse, FR;

Diane Tambach, Toulouse, FR;

Laurent Azoulai, Mondonville, FR;

Patrice Rouquette, Pompertuzat, FR;

Assignee:

Airbus Operations (SAS), Toulouse Cedex, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B64F 1/20 (2006.01); G01S 19/50 (2010.01); G05D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft during a final approach phase includes a flight management system and an approach selecting device for automatically selecting an approach to be used during landing of the aircraft. A method for aiding the piloting of an aircraft includes automatically selecting an approach to be used during landing of an aircraft by selecting an approach with the smallest decision height that can also be technically implemented by the aircraft.


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