Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for acquiring information regarding weather conditions along a flightpath from other aircraft and incorporating that information into a flight path optimization and planning system. The system and methods may acquire substantially real-time information from pilots or other crew who have encountered a weather system or event (e.g., a wind direction or speed measurement, an observation of a storm or lightning, an observation of a difficulty in controlling an aircraft, unexpected excessive turbulence, etc.) and share that information with other airborne pilots or crew, either directly or using a ground-based server. The server may receive and process the acquired information and determine which aircraft may be likely to encounter or be impacted by a weather system or event for which it has received additional weather-related data and information.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for more effectively providing pilots with optimal suggested route or trajectory changes during flight. This is achieved by at least two primary improvements: (1) expanding the set of available aircraft performance “models” used in the TASAR system's generation of recommended flight trajectory changes to account for the characteristics of a larger set of aircraft; and (2) modifying a baseline model for a type of aircraft to take into account the operating characteristics and condition of an individual aircraft. The baseline model may be generated by collecting data regarding the characteristics of a set of aircraft having a common manufacturer, type (e.g., airframe or class), and specific features. The collected operational and performance data may be used as input data or “features” for a machine learning algorithm to generate a parameter of a performance model.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for acquiring information regarding weather conditions along a flightpath from other aircraft and incorporating that information into a flight path optimization and planning system. The system and methods may acquire substantially real-time information from pilots or other crew who have encountered a weather system or event (e.g., a wind direction or speed measurement, an observation of a storm or lightning, an observation of a difficulty in controlling an aircraft, unexpected excessive turbulence, etc.) and share that information with other airborne pilots or crew, either directly or using a ground-based server. The server may receive and process the acquired information and determine which aircraft may be likely to encounter or be impacted by a weather system or event for which it has received additional weather-related data and information.

Abstract: A method for data loading with a tablet includes receiving one or more software updates published by a ground station and storing the software updates on the tablet. The method also includes establishing communications between the tablet and a tablet interface module of an aircraft and determining if software on the aircraft needs to be updated. Based on determining that the software on the aircraft needs to be updated, the method includes transmitting at least one of the one or more software updates to the tablet interface module for loading into the aircraft and monitoring an installation process of the software updates in the aircraft via the tablet interface module.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes a non-certified computing platform, a certified computing platform and a user interface. The non-certified computing platform includes first hardware and configured to host non-certified software. The certified computing platform is separate and distinct from the non-certified computing platform, and it includes second hardware and configured to host certified software in a partitioned environment. The user interface is coupled to both platforms and includes a display coupled to both the first hardware and second hardware via a controllable switch. According to this example, the non-certified computing platform and certified computing platform are configured to host the non-certified software and certified software such that both are capable of operating concurrently.