Patent ID: 8886369
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying a predicted path on a vertical profile to operate an aircraft, the method comprising: responding to an event occurring by predicting, by a processor, a path for the aircraft, wherein the event comprises an identification of a beginning of a turn for the aircraft; identifying, by the processor, a portion of terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft; and displaying, on a display device in communication with the processor, a vertical profile view of a terrain including the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft, wherein the vertical profile view comprises a turning section displaying a first vertical profile of first terrain predicted to be in the path while the aircraft is turning, and wherein the vertical profile view further comprises a straight section displaying a second vertical profile of second terrain predicted to be in the path when the aircraft is predicted to return to a straight path, and wherein the straight section is displayed next to and after the turning section.