Taxiway aircraft location monitoring system
OwnerJohn Baskininventor
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A taxiway aircraft location monitoring system that includes an aircraft transceiver unit located in an aircraft designed to selectively communicate with the second transceiver unit located in the control tower and with other aircraft moving on the airport. Each transceiver unit is coupled to the aircraft's global positioning system (GPS) used to determine the current location and altitude. During operation, the aircraft's transceiver unit transmits the aircraft's FAA assigned registration number and current location to a receiving unit located in the control tower and other transceiver units located in other aircrafts. The aircraft's transceiver unit is coupled to a control switch that constantly monitors the aircraft's current altitude its distance from the airport's control tower so that the control switch automatically activates and deactivates the transmission of wireless signals from the aircraft's transceiver unit when the aircraft is within or outside a predetermined altitude or distanced from the control tower. The transceiver units may be coupled to displays with maps showing all of the runways and taxiways at the airport and the current location of any aircraft moving on the ground.
A taxiway aircraft location monitoring system, comprising:
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