A method of avoiding Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) involves a step of equipping an aircraft with a radar based sensor positioned in an angular orientation directed forward and down, so as to detect ground objects ahead of the aircraft. The radar must have a range of at least 10 Kilometres. A processing unit monitors the radar 5 based sensor. A display remains in an inactive mode until the radar based sensor detects a ground object meeting predetermined parameters. Upon the radar based sensor detecting a ground object the processing unit is programmed to switch the display to the active mode and display a graphic representation of the ground object. The method puts the pilot on alert with an 10 accentuated and focused warning in sufficient time to take appropriate evasive action to avoid a ground obstacle.
Method of avoiding controlled flight into terrain and a controlled flight into terrain avoidance system
2021-09-28
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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