Patent ID: 8670880

Claim:
An aviation yoke HSI interface and flight deck control indicator and selector safety system ( 100 ) for allowing a pilot to sit in a 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 ), comprising: (A) a multi-controlled HSI ( 200 ), having: (i) at least a portion of a compass ( 210 ) that visually indicates an orientation of the earth's magnetic field, wherein the at least a portion of a compass ( 210 ) has at least a portion of a compass perimeter ( 212 ) and a plurality of radial measurement indicia ( 214 ) that are located along the at least a portion of the compass perimeter ( 212 ), whereby the at least a portion of a 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 at least a portion of the compass perimeter ( 212 ) such that the adjustable heading bug ( 230 ) rotates with the at least a portion of 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 (B) a yoke heading adjustment control ( 300 ) that controls and moves 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 ) controls the movement of the adjustable heading bug ( 230 ) in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction along the at least a portion of the compass perimeter ( 212 ).