METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A HEAVIER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE USING AUTOMATIC CAPTURE OF PRESSURE ALTITUDE OR RADIO SONDE HEIGHT

摘要

The invention concerns a system and a method for controlling the altitude of a heavier-than-air aircraft which consists in particular in: selecting and displaying a set altitude; acquiring the manoeuvring altitude of the aircraft, in particular with first measuring means corresponding to a barometric mode and second radio sonde measuring means corresponding to a radio sonde mode; bringing the manoeuvring altitude of the aircraft to the set altitude corresponding to a step for automatic altitude capture; switching the set altitude from the barometric mode to the radio sonde mode or from the radio sonde mode to the barometric mode when said set altitude is lower or respectively higher than an altitude defined according to the barometric mode.