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A method for transmitting environmental conditions information, which includes receiving at least some environmental conditions information, scaling the received information such that a scaled environmental conditions value is determined for a particular vehicle, receiving an environmental condition

A method for transmitting environmental conditions information, which includes receiving at least some environmental conditions information, scaling the received information such that a scaled environmental conditions value is determined for a particular vehicle, receiving an environmental conditions threshold value, comparing the scaled value to the received threshold value, determining whether the scaled value is greater than the received threshold value, and transmitting, if the scaled value is greater than the received threshold value, at least some of the information. Additionally, a method for displaying environmental conditions information, which includes receiving at least some scaled environmental conditions information, wherein the scaled information has been scaled to the particular receiving vehicle and exceeds a predetermined threshold value for the vehicle, determining whether the received information represents information that satisfies predetermined display requirements, preparing, if the received information satisfies the predetermined display requirements, the information for display, and displaying the prepared information.

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1. A method for transmitting environmental conditions information, comprising:receiving at least some environmental conditions data and/or information; scaling the received environmental conditions data and/or information such that a scaled environmental conditions value is determined for a particul

1. A method for transmitting environmental conditions information, comprising:receiving at least some environmental conditions data and/or information; scaling the received environmental conditions data and/or information such that a scaled environmental conditions value is determined for a particular vehicle; receiving an environmental conditions threshold value; comparing the scaled environmental conditions value to the received environmental conditions threshold value; determining whether the scaled environmental conditions value is greater than the received environmental conditions threshold value; and transmitting, if the scaled environmental conditions value is greater than the received environmental conditions threshold value, at least one of the data and/or information relating to the environmental conditions, the dynamic vehicle information, the scaled environmental conditions value, and the environmental conditions threshold value. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the received environmental conditions data and/or information may be at least some data and/or information relating to environmental conditions, dynamic vehicle information, an environmental conditions value, and an environmental conditions threshold value.3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of scaling the received environmental conditions data and/or information such that a scaled environmental conditions value is determined for a particular vehicle comprises the steps of:receiving at least some dynamic and/or static vehicle information; determining, based on the received dynamic and static vehicle information, the scaled environmental conditions value. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the received environmental conditions data and/or information is scaled using at least some of vehicle configuration, airspeed, groundspeed, Mach number, weight, center of gravity location, flap angle, flap setting, angle of attack, angle of sideslip, roll angle, vertical, lateral, or longitudinal loads, landing gear deployment, altitude, aircraft response function, lift curve slope, wing area, wing sweep angle, wing aspect ratio, aircraft response functions, and aerodynamic data.5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting at least one of the data and/or information relating to the environmental conditions, the dynamic vehicle information, the scaled environmental conditions value, and the environmental conditions threshold value includes transmitting the data and/or information to a display system of the vehicle.6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting at least one of the data and/or information relating to the environmental conditions, the dynamic vehicle information, the scaled environmental conditions value, and the environmental conditions threshold value includes transmitting the data and/or information from the vehicle.7. The method of claim 1, wherein the received environmental conditions information is used to determine the environmental conditions threshold information.8. The method of claim 1, wherein the environmental conditions threshold information is determined using data from various aircraft-, satellite-, or ground-based monitoring and/or sensing equipment.9. The method of claim 1, wherein the environmental conditions threshold information is determined using data from a monitoring system onboard the vehicle.10. The method of claim 1, including the steps ofdetermining whether the scaled environmental conditions value represents an environmental condition that is in a location and/or of a severity that satisfies predetermined display requirements; preparing, if the scaled environmental conditions value represents an environmental condition that is in a location and/or of a severity that satisfies the predetermined display requirements, at least one of the data and/or information relating to the environmental conditions, the dynamic vehicle information, the scaled environmental conditions value, and the environmental conditions threshold value for display; and displaying the prepared data and/or information. 11. The method of claim 1, including the step of restarting at some predetermined time interval.12. The method of claim 1, including the step of restarting at the request of a user.13. The method of claim 1, including the step of restarting when at least some environmental conditions information is updated.14. The method of claim 1, including the step of restarting when certain predetermined vehicle information changes.15. A method for displaying received environmental conditions information, comprising:receiving at least some scaled data and/or information, wherein the scaled data and/or information has been scaled to the particular receiving vehicle, and exceeds a predetermined threshold value for the vehicle; determining whether the received data and/or information represents data and/or information that is in a location and/or of a severity that satisfies predetermined display requirements; preparing, if the received data and/or information represents data and/or information that is in a location and/or of a severity that satisfies the predetermined display requirements, the data and/or information for display; and displaying, the prepared data and/or information. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the predetermined threshold value for the vehicle is the vehicle's environmental conditions threshold value.17. The method of claim 15, wherein the scaled data and/or information is data and/or information relating to environmental conditions, dynamic vehicle information, and/or the vehicles environmental conditions threshold value.18. The method of claim 15, wherein the display requirements are variable based on environmental conditions, different vehicles, phases of operation of the vehicle, or operator preferences.19. The method of claim 15, wherein the display requirements include a display hierarchy that rank hazards such that a hazard that appears higher on the display hierarchy will be displayed instead of a hazard that appears lower on the display hierarchy.20. The method of claim 15, wherein the display requirements include at least some hazards or environmental conditions that must always be displayed when present.21. The method of claim 15, wherein a user may override at least a portion of the predetermined requirements for displaying data and/or information.22. A method for displaying received environmental conditions information, comprising:receiving at least some environmental conditions data and/or information; scaling the received environmental conditions data and/or information such that a scaled environmental conditions value is determined for a particular vehicle; determining whether the scaled environmental conditions value represents an environmental condition that is in a location and/or of a severity that satisfies predetermined display requirements; preparing, if the scaled environmental conditions value represents an environmental condition that is in a location and/or of a severity that satisfies the predetermined display requirements, at least one of the data and/or information relating to the environmental conditions, the dynamic vehicle information, the scaled environmental conditions value, and the environmental conditions threshold value for display; and displaying the prepared data and/or information. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the step of determining whether the scaled environmental conditions value represents an environmental condition that is in a location and/or of a severity that satisfies predetermined display requirements, includes the steps of:receiving an environmental conditions threshold value; comparing the scaled environmental conditions value to the received environmental conditions threshold value; determining whether the scaled environmental conditions value is greater than the received environmental conditions threshold value; and determining, if the scaled environmental conditions value is greater than the received environmental conditions threshold value, whether the scaled environmental conditions value represents an environmental condition that is in a location and/or of a severity that satisfies predetermined display requirements.