Patent ID: 8207867

Claim:
A method for landing aircraft on a runway using an aircraft landing accident avoidance device, comprising: a. determining at least two probability distribution functions, where one of the probability distribution functions is runway occupancy time, and where another is: 1. landing time interval; 2. inter-arrival distance; or 3. a combination thereof; b. determining a safe lower limit on a separation between a lead aircraft and a trail aircraft on a glide slope to the runway; c. determining a maximum sustainable safe attempt-to-land rate on the runway based on the safe lower limit and the probability distribution functions; d. directing the trail aircraft to enter the glide slope with a target separation from the lead aircraft corresponding to the maximum sustainable safe attempt-to-land rate; e. while the trail aircraft is in the glide slope, determining an actual separation between the lead aircraft and the trail aircraft; and f. directing the trail aircraft to execute a go-around maneuver if the actual separation approaches the safe lower limit.