Abstract: A timer usable in navigating and piloting an aircraft, the timer having a plurality of application modes for management of time and numeric data, including an approach mode, a fuel mode, a chronograph mode and a clock mode. Each application mode can drive independent but simultaneous time count sequences for use in flight management and navigation such as counting down approach times, fuel-tank switching intervals and other time sensitive events, as well as providing military time, standard time and UTC time.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 1, 2004
Date of Patent:
March 6, 2007
Assignee:
Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.
Inventors:
Frederick C. Boyns, Craig Kilcourse, Cameron Smith, Blake Stancik, Scott Thielman
Abstract: A menu-driven, hand-held navigation and flight performance computer having a keyboard, display, and CPU. The display includes a menu region for displaying the names of navigation and flight performance functions, one or more parameter name regions and a data region. The keyboard includes a first cursor key for selecting among the navigation and flight performance functions on the menu portion of the display. The keyboard additionally includes a key for triggering the start of a specific function selected by the cursor key, a plurality of arithmetic operator keys, a plurality of number keys, and a conversion key for converting data from one unit of measure to another. A timer is included for upcounting and downcounting and for triggering the automatic shut-off of the computer after a specific period of time expires since the last keyboard entry. The CPU retains outputs of select programs to be used as default inputs to select subsequently executed programs.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 8, 1986
Date of Patent:
May 16, 1989
Assignee:
Aviation Supplies and Academics
Inventors:
Joseph Cucchiari, deceased, James J. Lilje, Makoto Mita