Combined automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast and carbon monoxide detecting device

1. An in-flight safety enhancing system comprising:

a combined automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) and carbon monoxide (CO) detecting device configured to receive an ADS-B transmission and obtain a CO reading, wherein the combined ADS-B and CO detecting device comprises a CO sensor configured to perform a periodic self-test; and

a flight application executing on an aircraft crew computing device separate from the combined ADS-B and CO detecting device, and configured to:

receive the ADS-B transmission and the CO reading;

augment the flight application with information extracted from the ADS-B transmission; and

provide a CO status notification when the CO reading exceeds a CO threshold value.

2. The in-flight safety enhancing system of claim 1 , wherein the CO status notification comprises at least one selected from a visual notification in a user interface configured to display content of the flight application, and an audio notification provided via a headset interfacing with the aircraft crew computing device.

3. The in-flight safety enhancing system of claim 1 , wherein the received ADS-B transmission comprises at least one selected from an inflight weather information, a traffic information, and notices to airmen (NOTAMs).

4. The in-flight safety enhancing system of claim 1 , further comprising a status indicator configured to provide an alert when the obtained CO reading exceeds a CO threshold value.

5. The in-flight safety enhancing system of claim 4 , wherein the CO threshold value establishes a caution threshold for a CO concentration in the ambient air.

6. The in-flight safety enhancing system of claim 4 , wherein the CO threshold value establishes a danger threshold for a CO concentration in the ambient air.

7. The in-flight safety enhancing system of claim 4 , wherein the status indicator comprises at least one of a light emitting diode and a buzzer.

8. The in-flight safety enhancing system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, and an attitude and heading reference system (AHRS).

9. The in-flight safety enhancing system of claim 8 , wherein the AHRS enables a real-time depiction of the aircraft's attitude on the at least one aircraft crew computing device.

10. The in-flight safety enhancing system of claim 8 ,

wherein the temperature sensor acquires a temperature reading, and

wherein the processor is further configured to perform a temperature compensation of the CO reading using the temperature reading.

11. A method for enhancing in-flight safety, the method comprising:

obtaining, by a combined ADS-B and CO detecting device, a CO reading from a CO sensor;

receiving, by the combined ADS-B and CO detecting device, an ADS-B transmission; and

integrating, by the combined ADS-B and CO detecting device, the CO reading and the ADS-B transmission into a data stream;

transmitting, by the combined ADS-B and CO detecting device, the data stream to an aircraft crew computing device; and

performing a periodic self-test.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining, by the combined ADS-B and CO detecting device, that the CO reading exceeds a CO threshold value, and in response:

providing an alert using at least one status indicator.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

augmenting a flight application executing on the aircraft crew computing device with information extracted from the ADS-B transmission;

presenting the augmented flight application content in a user interface; and

providing, based on the determination that the CO reading exceeds the CO threshold value, a CO status notification in the user interface.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

obtaining, by the aircraft crew computing device, an acknowledgement of the CO status notification by an aircraft crew member operating the aircraft computing device;

providing a CO sensor reset command to the combined ADS-B and CO detecting device; and

silencing the alert of the combined ADS-B and CO detecting device.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the received ADS-B transmission comprises at least one selected from an inflight weather information, a traffic information, and notices to airmen (NOTAMs).

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

providing an alert when the obtained CO reading exceeds a CO threshold value.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the CO threshold value establishes a caution threshold for a CO concentration in the ambient air.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the CO threshold value establishes a danger threshold for a CO concentration in the ambient air.

19. An in-flight safety enhancing system comprising:

a combined automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) and carbon monoxide (CO) detecting device configured to receive an ADS-B transmission and obtain a CO reading; and

a flight application executing on an aircraft crew computing device separate from the combined ADS-B and CO detecting device, and configured to:

receive the ADS-B transmission and the CO reading;

augment the flight application with information extracted from the ADS-B transmission;

provide a CO status notification when the CO reading exceeds a CO threshold value; and

a temperature sensor, wherein:

the temperature sensor acquires a temperature reading, and

the processor is further configured to perform a temperature compensation of the CO reading using the temperature reading.

20. The in-flight safety enhancing system of claim 19 , wherein the combined ADS-B and CO detecting device comprises a CO sensor configured to perform a periodic self-test.