Method and system for dynamically determining and displaying navigation information

A method for dynamically evaluating aircraft landing approach information and generating a subset of context sensitive information for a specific category of aircraft selected by a pilot of the aircraft from a larger set of information that includes information relating to categories of aircraft different from the specific category of aircraft, in real time that eliminates unnecessary aircraft approach information, the method comprising:

• using a non-transitory computer readable medium running on a processor to perform a plurality of operations including:
• dynamically evaluating a first quantity of information pertaining to a landing approach at a specific airport and determining a first sub-quantity of information that is not necessary for a pilot to consider when making said landing approach, based upon:
• the specific category of aircraft selected by the pilot,
• a real time environmental condition existing at said airport while said landing approach needs to be performed;
• and
• real time status information supplied from the airport regarding an available or non-available status of a lighting subsystem at said airport;
• dynamically removing said first sub-quantity of information from said first quantity of information to produce a second sub-quantity of information, said second sub-quantity of information including information required by said pilot, based upon the specific category of aircraft selected by the pilot, by the real time environmental condition existing at said airport˜and the real time available or non-available status information relating to the lighting subsystem, to perform said landing approach;
• and
• presenting said second sub-quantity of information to said pilot on a visual display device of an aircraft being operated by the pilot that falls within the specific category of aircraft and takes into consideration said environmental condition existing at said airport and said available or non-available status information relating to the lighting subsystem, in real time, while said pilot is about to execute said landing approach at said airport, to thus reduce a quantity of information that is visually presented to said pilot on said visual display device while said pilot is operating said aircraft.

A method for determining a condensed quantity of information pertaining to operation of an aircraft, the method comprising:

• using a non-transitory computer readable medium running on a processor to perform a plurality of operations including:
• providing a quantity of information relating to operational procedures for different types of aircraft and a real time environmental condition existing at a time that an operational procedure for said aircraft needs to be performed by a pilot of said aircraft at a specific location;
• responding to selections by a pilot of the aircraft that selects a specific category of aircraft from a plurality of different categories of aircraft, and a specific operational procedure based on said real time environmental condition existing at said location and a real time available or non-available status of a lighting subsystem at the location as reported to the aircraft by the location;
• analyzing the quantity of information and determining, in real! time, a subquantity of pertinent information therefrom, that is relevant only to operational procedures of the specific category of aircraft selected by the pilot, for the location at which an aircraft operational procedure is to be performed, and for:
• a specific real time environmental condition existing at the location during which the aircraft operational procedure is to be performed;
• and
• the real time available or non-available status of the lighting subsystem at the location;
• presenting only information relating to said subquantity of pertinent information to the pilot on a visual display device carried in a cockpit within the aircraft;
• and
• wherein the subquantity of pertinent information includes a plurality of:
• a real time value for runway visual range (RVR) at said airport;
• a real time visibility information at said airport;
• a minimum safe altitude (MSA) value;
• and
• a glide slope indication for said landing approach;
• and
• the method reducing an overall quantity of information that is visually presented to the pilot on said visual display device while said pilot is operating said aircraft.