Method and system of pilot data entry for audio message parameters on an aircraft

1 . A method, comprising:

receiving at least one audio message providing instructions to a user to operate an aircraft;

displaying, by at least one processor, an avionics data entry page on a display device and having multiple data parameter fields to receive one or more avionics parameters of different types from the audio message, wherein the multiple data parameter fields are arranged in a data entry layout that mimics a parameter display layout of an avionics display so that an individual data parameter field at a mimicked location on the avionics data entry page has a related parameter display position on the avionics display; and

receiving, by at least one processor, confirmation from the user that at least one of the avionics parameters on the avionics data entry page is correct.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the avionics display is a primary flight display (PFD).

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the avionics parameters is entered onto the avionics data entry page by the user.

4 . The method of claim 1 , comprising automatically inputting, by at least one processor, at least one of the avionics parameters transcribed from the at least one audio message and input onto the avionics data entry page.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data entry layout comprises data fields of at least one avionics parameter related to an air traffic control (ATC) instruction, a flight plan, an aircraft position, an aircraft orientation, a take-off, a landing, cruising, or an airspace constraint.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data entry layout comprises data fields of altitude, altitude constraint, air speed, direct to location, heading, and barometer positioned relative to each other to mimic the parameter display layout of the same parameter types displayed on the avionics display.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data entry layout comprises one or more activators to select alternative units or alternative parameter types for at least one of the data parameter fields.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the avionics data entry page is dedicated to data entry so that the avionics data entry page is free of movable situational graphics that changes with motion of the aircraft.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the movable situational graphics comprises movable non-textual graphics.

10 . A system, comprising:

memory;

processing circuitry forming at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and being arranged to operate by:

receiving at least one audio message providing instructions to a user to operate an aircraft;

displaying an avionics data entry page on a display device and having multiple data parameter fields to receive one or more avionics parameters of different types from the audio message, wherein the multiple data parameter fields are arranged in a data entry layout that mimics a parameter display layout of an avionics display so that an individual data parameter field at a mimicked location on the avionics data entry page has a related parameter display position on the avionics display; and

receiving confirmation from the user that at least one of the avionics parameters on the avionics data entry page is correct.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the data parameter fields are each a graphical user interface to be selected to enter or change an avionics parameter value in the parameter data fields.

12 . The aircraft of claim 10 , wherein the avionics display is at least one of a (PFD), horizontal situation display (HSD), and vertical situation display (VSD).

13 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the avionics data entry page mimics a primary flight display and having non-moving imitations of an altitude tape and a speed tape.

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the avionics data entry page has both a fixed graphical representation of the aircraft and a fixed background adjacent the graphical representation.

15 . The system of claim 10 , comprising a confirmation activator accessible to the user and having a changing appearance that changes when at least one avionic parameter is entered into at least one avionics parameter data field.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to operate by:

receiving at least one audio message providing instructions to a user to operate an aircraft;

displaying an avionics data entry page on a display device and having multiple data parameter fields to receive one or more avionics parameters of different types from the audio message, wherein the multiple data parameter fields are arranged in a data entry layout that mimics a parameter display layout of an avionics display so that an individual data parameter field at a mimicked location on the avionics data entry page has a related parameter display position on the avionics display; and

receiving confirmation from the user that at least one of the avionics parameters on the avionics data entry page is correct.

17 . The medium of claim 16 , wherein the at least one audio message is from at least one of: an air traffic control (ATC), Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS), Terminal Weather Information for Pilots (TWIP), and Airline Operational Control (AOC).

18 . The medium of claim 16 , wherein the display device is a mobile device that communicates wirelessly with at least one avionics system on the aircraft.

19 . The medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions cause the computing device to operate by placing an updated parameter value from the user into at least one of data parameter fields that already has an initial parameter value in at least one of the multiple data parameter fields.

20 . The medium of claim 16 , wherein the data parameter fields receive avionics parameters related to the aircraft and is at least two of: altitude, vehicle speed, thrust level, climb rate, descent rate, heading, landing instruction, departure instruction, an aircraft location, waypoint location, distance, and time that are also displayed on at least two different avionics displays.