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The present invention is a two-part wind advisory system comprising a ground station at an airfield and an airborne unit placed inside an aircraft. The ground station monitors wind conditions (wind speed, wind direction, and wind gust) at the airfield and transmits the wind conditions and an airfiel

The present invention is a two-part wind advisory system comprising a ground station at an airfield and an airborne unit placed inside an aircraft. The ground station monitors wind conditions (wind speed, wind direction, and wind gust) at the airfield and transmits the wind conditions and an airfield ID to the airborne unit. The airborne unit identifies the airfield by comparing the received airfield ID with airfield IDs stored in a database. The airborne unit also calculates the headwind and crosswind for each runway in both directions at the airfield using the received wind conditions and runway information stored in the database. The airborne unit then determines a recommended runway for takeoff and landing operations of the aircraft based on the runway having the greatest headwind value and displays the airfield ID, wind conditions, and recommended runway to the pilot. Another embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless internet based airborne unit in which the airborne unit can receive the wind conditions from the ground station over the internet.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A wind advisory system for aircraft, comprising:a ground station including a transmitter for transmitting wind conditions, including wind speed, wind direction and wind gust, at an airfield and an airfield ID; andan airborne unit adapted to be placed inside an aircraft

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A wind advisory system for aircraft, comprising:a ground station including a transmitter for transmitting wind conditions, including wind speed, wind direction and wind gust, at an airfield and an airfield ID; andan airborne unit adapted to be placed inside an aircraft comprisinga receiver for receiving the wind conditions and the airfield ID from the ground station;a database for storing a plurality of stored airfield IDs and runway information for each stored airfield ID;a processor for identifying the airfield by comparing the received airfield ID with the stored airfield IDs in the database, calculating the headwind and crosswind at each runway at the airfield using the received wind conditions and the runway information for the stored airfield ID corresponding to the received airfield ID, and determining a recommended runway based on the runway having the greatest headwind value; anda display for displaying the received airfield ID, wind conditions, and the recommended runway.