Patent ID: 11862029
Assignee: GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 11:
12. An aircraft autoland system configured for use in an aircraft, the system comprising:
a memory operable to store one or more modules; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor operable to execute the one or more modules to cause the processor to:
select a destination runway and a published approach corresponding to the selected destination;
identify a final approach fix corresponding to the published approach;
create a holding pattern at an altitude of the final approach fix based on at least one of a speed of the aircraft, an altitude of the aircraft, and a course of the aircraft, wherein the holding pattern is created without human intervention and is not part of the published approach;
create a route from a current position of the aircraft to the identified final approach fix; and
cause the aircraft to fly the route and the holding pattern without requiring human intervention, wherein the processor is further operable to cause the aircraft to fly the holding pattern until a current altitude of the aircraft is within a tolerance relative to a final approach fix altitude.