Patent ID: 6832152
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
An avionics system comprising:an electronic aviation chart database stored on-board an aircraft; a display configured to display aviation charts to a member of a flight crew on-board said aircraft; a navigation/planning system which is configured to receive information from a flight crew member which is representative of portions of a flight plan; a navigation/planning system to file server unit interface which is configured to associate navigation/planning information with an aviation chart; wherein said navigation/planning system is an FMS and said navigation/planning system to file server unit interface comprises a look-up table indexing navigation data in an FMS to a database of electronic aviation charts and the navigation/planning system further comprising a microprocessor; and wherein said microprocessor generates a chart selection and causes a chart to be displayed automatically only when replacing a chart already being displayed on said display, wherein said chart selection is responsive to information from a flight crew member which is representative of portions of a flight plan.