Methods to initialize ground taxi clearance display

A processor-implemented method for providing flight crew with a predicted ground path to a destination at an aerodrome for taxiing, the method comprising:

• setting a destination point on the ground at the aerodrome for the aircraft;
• setting, by a processor, a stopping point for the aircraft on a runway;
• predicting, by the processor, an initial ground path for the aircraft to follow at the aerodrome from the runway to the destination point, the predicting comprising:
• determining, by the processor, a starting point on the runway for the predicted ground path;
• and
• determining, by the processor, a runway exit point to a taxiway;
• and
• causing, by the processor, the predicted ground path to be displayed on a flight deck display device.

A non-transitory computer readable media encoded with programming instructions configurable to cause one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

• setting a destination point on the ground at the aerodrome for the aircraft;
• estimating, by a processor, a stopping point for the aircraft on a runway;
• predicting, by the processor, an initial ground path for the aircraft to follow at the aerodrome from the runway to the destination point, the predicting comprising:
• determining, by the processor, a starting point on the runway for the predicted ground path;
• and
• determining, by the processor, a runway exit point to a taxiway;
• and
• causing, by the processor, the predicted ground path to be displayed on a flight deck display device;
• updating the ground path for the aircraft to follow at the aerodrome from the runway to the destination point based on updated current approach landing performance data for the aircraft;
• updating initial ground path for the aircraft to follow at the aerodrome from the runway to the destination point based on the actual stopping point for the aircraft;
• re-determining the starting point and/or re-estimating the runway exit point based on the actual stopping point for the aircraft;
• and
• causing the updated ground path to be displayed on the flight deck display device.