Patent ID: 8285427

Claim:
A flight deck communication and display system for displaying a modified flight plan, the system comprising: a processor on board the aircraft configured to receive (i) data representative of a current aircraft flight plan and (ii) a textual air traffic clearance message representative of the modified flight plan and configured, in response thereto, to supply a flight plan display command, and a modified flight plan display command, and comparing the textual air traffic clearance message with first factors affecting aircraft safety and second factors affecting efficiency to supply an alert message display command, wherein the first factors are selected from at least one of the group consisting of terrain, traffic, and restricted airspace, and the second factors are selected from at least one of the group consisting of noise and emissions; and a display comprising a single screen coupled to the processor to receive the flight plan display command, the modified flight plan display command, the alert message display command and configured, in response thereto, to simultaneously display on the single screen (i) an image representative of the current aircraft flight plan, (ii) the textual air traffic clearance message, (iii) the modified flight plan, and (iv) an alert message indicating whether there are any safety or efficiency concerns related to the first factors or second factors.