Abstract: A flight deck system and method in an aircraft for enhancing controller pilot datalink communication (CPDLC) operation is disclosed. The flight deck system includes a controller configured to: receive a CPDLC message having a CPDLC message type from a flight operation center (FOC) having an FOC name; retrieve an expected response time for the CPDLC message from an expected response time database containing expected response times for a plurality of CPDLC message types for FOCs; generate a timer function that causes the display of a timer (e.g., countdown timer) on an aircraft display device that has a set duration based on the expected response time; signal the aircraft display device to display the timer; monitor communications from flight crew for a response to the CPDLC message; and signal the aircraft display device to end the display of the timer when a communication has been detected within the set duration.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for presenting unmanned vehicles, such as drones, operating in the vicinity of a planned route of travel. One exemplary method involves displaying a graphical representation of a route for a vehicle on a display device onboard the vehicle, determining a range of an unmanned vehicle based on one or more signals associated with the unmanned vehicle, and displaying a graphical representation of the range of the unmanned vehicle on the display device when at least some of the range is within a threshold distance of the route.