Patent ID: 7957852

Claim:
An aviation yoke HSI interface and flight deck control indicator and selector safety system ( 100 ) for allowing a pilot to sit in a captain's seat ( 12 ) on a flight deck ( 10 ) of an aircraft, to grip a captain yoke ( 14 ), to observe an instrument panel ( 20 ), and to conveniently and safely modify a desired heading while gripping the captain yoke ( 14 ) with both hands, comprising: (A) a multi-controlled HSI ( 200 ), having: (i) a compass ( 210 ) that visually indicates an orientation of the earth's magnetic field, wherein the compass ( 210 ) has a compass perimeter ( 212 ) and a plurality of radial measurement indicia ( 214 ) that are located along the compass perimeter ( 212 ), whereby the compass ( 210 ) rotates in response to a change in an actual heading of the aircraft; (ii) a heading indicator ( 220 ) that visually indicates a fixed reference on the multi-controlled HSI ( 200 ), wherein the heading indicator ( 220 ) is located in readable relationship with the radial measurement indicia ( 214 ), whereby the actual heading of the aircraft is determined by assessing the relationship of the radial measurement indicia ( 214 ) with the heading indicator ( 220 ); (iii) an adjustable heading bug ( 230 ) that visually indicates the desired heading of the aircraft, wherein the adjustable heading bug ( 230 ) is selectively positioned along the compass perimeter ( 212 ) such that the adjustable heading bug ( 230 ) rotates with the compass ( 210 ), whereby the desired heading of the aircraft is determined by assessing the relationship of the adjustable heading bug ( 230 ) with the radial measurement indicia ( 214 ); and (iv) a heading adjustment control ( 240 ) that controls the position of the adjustable heading bug ( 230 ), wherein the heading adjustment control ( 240 ) is on the multi-controlled HSI ( 200 ), whereby operation of the heading adjustment control ( 240 ) moves the adjustable heading bug ( 230 ) along the compass perimeter ( 212 ); and (B) a yoke heading adjustment control ( 300 ) that controls the position of the adjustable heading bug ( 230 ), wherein the yoke heading adjustment control ( 300 ) is on the captain yoke ( 14 ), and operation of the yoke heading adjustment control ( 300 ) moves the adjustable heading bug ( 230 ) along the compass perimeter ( 212 ).