Patent ID: 7577501

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for collecting aircraft flight data, comprising: receiving first information corresponding to a proposed aspect of a flight of the aircraft, the first information including a first target value and a second target value; as the aircraft executes the flight, automatically receiving at a first time second information that includes a first actual value corresponding to the first target value; as the aircraft executes the flight, automatically receiving at a second time third information that includes a second actual value corresponding to the second target value; establishing a stored record of the aircraft's flight by providing and storing the first target value and the first actual value together in a common computer-based medium for use after the aircraft executes the flight; providing and storing the second target value and the second actual value together in the common computer-based medium for use after the aircraft executes the flight; and presenting the first target value, the first actual value, the second target value, and the second actual value simultaneously and together to an aircraft operator at a flight deck of the aircraft as the aircraft executes the flight.