The present invention relates to the preparation of an avoidance path in the horizontal plane so that an aircraft can resolve a conflict of routes with another aircraft that entails a risk of collision within 5 to 10 minutes. This avoidance path minimizes the negative effects of the resultant route diversion...http://www.google.de/patents/US20020152029?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20020152029 - Method for working out an avoidance path in the horizontal plane for an aircraft to resolve a traffic conflict