SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR UPDATING THE APPROACH PATH IN THE FLIGHT PLAN OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING THE APPROACH PHASE TO A LANDING RUNWAY COMPRISING AN ALIGNMENT POINT

摘要

This invention relates to a system and a method for updating the approach path in the flight plan of an aircraft during the approach phase to a landing runway comprising an alignment point. The method includes a preselection phase for preselecting landing runways of the destination airport including their approach procedures that would be suitable for the landing of the aircraft type, a phase to determine all the approach paths corresponding to the runways and to the preselected procedures, a phase during the flight to select the active runway and the active procedure, a phase during the flight to update the route in the flight plan to join as soon as possible the approach path corresponding to the active runway and to the active procedure, starting from the current position of the aircraft on the route of the flight plan and before the alignment point with the runway.