Patent ID: 6456911
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: G08G

Abstract:
An aircraft support system for providing an aircraft pilot with journey information concerning a flight of the aircraft, comprising:a portable recording device; an information processing device including: a database storage section configured to store a database including route information concerning a route of the aircraft, weather information on a flight path of the aircraft, map information concerning a contour map of an area where the aircraft travels, flight plan information concerning a flight plan of airplanes, and aircraft data concerning the aircraft, and a journey information creating section configured to create journey information based on the database stored in the database storage, the journey information creating section being connectable to the portable recording device to write the journey information on the portable recording device; a navigation device, installed in the aircraft, configured to guide the aircraft pilot based on the journey information, including: a data processing section, connectable to the portable recording device, configured to process the journey information stored in the portable recording device, and accumulate flight data concerning the flight of the aircraft during the flight of the aircraft, a display section configured to display the journey information, and a control section configured to control the display section and the portable recording device and to store the flight data in the portable recording device, the flight data stored in the portable recording device being transferred to the database storage to prepare new journey information to be utilized in a next flight plan, when the portable recording device is connected to the journey information creating section after the flight of the aircraft.