AIRCRAFT HAZARD INFORMATION SYSTEM
FIG1 shows a functional block diagram of an information system in accordance with various embodiments
FIG1 shows a schematic of an information system 10 for an ownship aircraft in accordance with various embodiments. Arrows in this figure are used to show operable connections between the various elements in this figure. The information system 10 includes a first receiving module 11. The first receiving module 11 is configured to selectively receive information from an off-board location, such as a data transmission from a ground station or a data transmission from a neighbouring aircraft, for example an ADS-B transmission from a neighbouring aircraft. In exemplary embodiments, the first receiving module 11 is configured to selectively receive information from a ground station or from a neighbouring aircraft. In exemplary embodiments, the information selectively received by the first receiving module 11 includes a hazard report, such as a weather hazard report or another type of PIREP report.
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['1. An avionic information system for use in a first aircraft, the avionic information system comprising: a display module; a receiver module for receiving aircraft positional data and aircraft trajectory data from other aircraft, and for selectively receiving hazard reports from neighbouring aircraft; a memory module configured to store at least one criterion for identifying, on the basis of the received aircraft positional data and aircraft trajectory data, whether a potential hazard report received from a neighbouring aircraft would indicate a potential hazard for the first aircraft; and a processing module operably connected to the display module, to the receiver module and to the memory module, wherein the processing module is configured to determine, using the stored at least one criterion, whether a potential hazard report received from a neighbouring aircraft would indicate a potential hazard for the first aircraft and, when the processing module determines that a potential hazard report received from the neighbouring aircraft would indicate a potential hazard for the first aircraft, the processing module is further configured to cause the display module to display a representation of the neighbouring aircraft and to cause the receiver module to selectively receive hazard reports from the neighbouring aircraft.']