Systems and methods for reducing controller-pilot rejection ratios

A system for reducing controller-pilot data link (CPDLC) rejection ratio on an aircraft, comprising:

• a navigation system providing navigation data for the aircraft;
• a sensor system onboard the aircraft;
• and
• a processor operationally coupled to the navigation system and sensor system and configured to:
• display a CPDLC window on a display system;
• receive a tentative CPDLC request;
• receive traffic data from an external traffic data source;
• process the navigation data, traffic data, and tentative CPDLC request with airport features data to predict whether the tentative CPDLC request will be accepted by air traffic control (ATC), and that air traffic control (ATC) will accept the tentative CPDLC request in a first amount of time;
• and
• upon predicting that the tentative CPDLC request will be accepted,
• display a dialogue box indicating acceptance;
• and
• display the first amount of time.

An aircraft, comprising:

• a navigation system providing navigation data for the aircraft;
• a sensor system onboard the aircraft;
• and
• a processor of a system for reducing controller-pilot data link (CPDLC) rejection ratio, the processor operationally coupled to the navigation system and sensor system and configured to:
• display a CPDLC window on a display system;
• receive a tentative CPDLC request;
• receive traffic data from an external traffic data source;
• process the navigation data, traffic data, and tentative CPDLC request with airport features data to predict whether the tentative CPDLC request will be accepted by air traffic control (ATC);
• and
• display a dialogue box based upon the prediction,
• wherein the displayed dialogue box indicates:
• accepted and a first amount of time upon predicting that the tentative CPDLC request will be accepted by ATC in the first amount of time;
• or
• rejected, an alternative CPDLC request, and a second amount of time upon predicting that the tentative CPDLC request will not be accepted, but the alternative CPDLC request will be accepted in the second amount of time.