Abstract: A flight phase stability indicator system and method for generating and presenting stability indicator(s) are disclosed. A processor receives flight phase data representative of an identification of a current operational flight phase; receives navigation data comprised of aircraft position, a planned flight trajectory, and runway data if runway data is needed for the current operational flight phase; determines stability data representative of a stability of the current operational flight phase based upon at least the navigation data; generates presentation data responsive to the determination and representative of the flight phase stability indicator and/or presentation(s) of flight phase stability; and presents the indicator represented in the presentation data on or through a presentation unit comprised of a visual display, aural advisory unit, and/or tactile advisory unit.

Abstract: An aircraft with Internet based communication includes a plurality of communication radios and a processing circuit. The plurality of communication radios are configured to communicate with a ground message manager. The processing circuit is configured to receive a message from a system of the aircraft and encapsulate the received messages into a transport layer segment. The processing circuit is further configured to encapsulate the transport layer segment into an Internet layer packet and add a protocol identifier to the Internet layer packet, the protocol identifier indicating to the ground message manager that the Internet layer packet is an Internet based message. The processing circuit is configured to send the Internet layer packet to the ground message manager via the plurality of communication radios.