CPC B64D 45/00 (2013.01) [B64D 43/00 (2013.01); G08G 5/0021 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A system for operating an electronic checklist for an aircraft, comprising:
an aviation sub-system that is part of the aircraft, where a status of the aviation subsystem is indicated by an item on the electronic checklist;
a sensor that monitors the status of the aviation sub-system with reference to the item on the electronic checklist;
an onboard computer system that monitors completion of the item on the electronic checklist, where the onboard computer system determines,
the status of the aviation sub-system as required by the item on the electronic checklist, and
an operational condition of the sensor that monitors the status of the aviation sub-system, the operational condition of the sensor being one of an off condition, a broken condition, and an override condition; and
a graphical display unit that shows completion of each item on the electronic checklist, where upon a determination that the operational condition of the sensor is one of the off condition, the broken condition, and the override condition, the graphical display unit shows the status of the item on the electronic checklist as incomplete.
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