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A computer system for displaying terrain, weather and aviation information includes a terrain database, an aviation map database, a weather database, an air traffic database, an airplane specific database and a route database. A processor is coupled to the terrain database, the aviation map database

A computer system for displaying terrain, weather and aviation information includes a terrain database, an aviation map database, a weather database, an air traffic database, an airplane specific database and a route database. A processor is coupled to the terrain database, the aviation map database, the weather database, the air traffic database, the airplane specific database and the route database and configured to determine a position and heading of an airplane over the terrain based on the route database, to compute terrain information, aviation map information,air traffic information and weather information relative to the airplane and to compute and display flight parameters associated with the airplane using the airplane specific database. Advantages of the invention include the ability to supply a pilot with information that he can use to visualize his flight and approach to the destination airport. This provides improved information to the pilot so that he can make his decision whether to make a flight. With this improved information, the pilot will make a safe and informed decision.

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[What is claimed is:] [1.]a terrain database configured to store terrain information;an aviation map database configured to store aviation map information;a weather database configured to store weather information;an air traffic database configured to store air traffic information;an airplane specif

[What is claimed is:] [1.]a terrain database configured to store terrain information;an aviation map database configured to store aviation map information;a weather database configured to store weather information;an air traffic database configured to store air traffic information;an airplane specific database configured to store aireplane specific information;a route database configured to store route information;an input terminal adapted to receive real-time information from a plurality of sources to update the weather database and the air traffic database; anda processor coupled to said input terminal, said terrain database, said aviation map database, said weather database, said air traffic database, said airplane specific database and said route database and configured to determine a position and heading of an airplane over said terrain based on said route database, to compute terrain information, weather information and aviation map information relative to said airplane, to compute flight parameters associated with said airplane using said airplane specific database, and to display flight information in a three-dimensional format including iconic representations of terrain information, weather information and air traffic information.