Multiple flight data reference for a specific selection on a vertical and lateral display

A method for a flight display system, comprising:

• at a control module,
• obtaining current navigation data and current aircraft status data;
• commanding a vertical situation display (VSD) and a lateral navigation display (ND) to render, concurrently, a viewing segment of a flight plan;
• receiving a user input selecting a section of the displayed viewing segment, the user input being received on only one of the VSD and the ND;
• commanding the VSD and the ND to concurrently visually distinguish the section;
• demarking the section with a starting point and an ending point on (i) an X axis and (ii) a Y axis, on the VSD;
• and
• for a first user prescribed flight parameter,
• (a) determining which display among the VSD and the ND is appropriate for the rendering of flight parameter information for the first user prescribed flight parameter;
• (b) generating the flight parameter information based on (a) the flight parameter information including an alphanumeric value at the starting point of the section, a graphical representation of a rate of change between the starting point of the section and the ending point of the section, and an alphanumeric value at the ending point of the section;
• and
• (c) overlaying on the appropriate display a flight parameters window based on the starting point of the section and the ending point of the section, the flight parameters window including the flight parameter information for the first flight parameter;
• (d) concurrently updating the VSD, the ND, and the flight parameters window based on continuously obtaining the current aircraft status data;
• and
• (e) commanding the display system to render a graphical user interface element on the VSD for prompting a user to selectively perform at least one action from the set including, (i) add a flight parameter, and (ii) delete a flight parameter;
• and
• receiving a user added second flight parameter responsive to the rendered graphical user interface element;
• determining which display is appropriate for the display of second flight parameter information for the second flight parameter;
• generating flight parameter information for the second flight parameter;
• and
• overlaying the flight parameter information for the second flight parameter on the display determined appropriate for the display of second flight parameter information.

A flight display system for an aircraft, comprising:

• a display system configured to render thereon a viewing segment defined as at least a portion of a flight plan for the aircraft, the viewing segment, when rendered, being concurrently presented on (i) a vertical situation display (VSD), and (ii) a lateral navigation display (ND);
• and
• a control module comprising a processor and a memory, the control module operationally coupled to the display system and configured to,
• receive a user input that selects a section of the viewing segment, the user input being received on a first display, the first display being one of the VSD and the ND;
• concurrently visually distinguish the section from the remaining portion of the viewing segment on the VSD and the ND;
• visually demark a starting point of the section and an ending point of the section on (i) an X axis and (ii) a Y axis, of the VSD;
• command the display system to render a graphical user interface element on the VSD for prompting a user to selectively perform at least one action from the set including:
• add a flight parameter, and, delete a flight parameter;
• receive a user added first flight parameter responsive to the rendered graphical user interface element;
• generate, for the user added first flight parameter, flight parameter information including (a) an alphanumeric value at the starting point of the section, (b) a graphical representation of a rate of change between the starting point of the section and the ending point of the section, and (c) an alphanumeric value at the ending point of the section;
• command the display system to overlay, on the VSD, the flight parameter information for the user added first flight parameter in a flight parameters window;
• and
• concurrently update the VSD, the ND, and the flight parameters window, based on continuously obtaining current aircraft status data;
• receive a user added second flight parameter responsive to the rendered graphical user interface element;
• determine which display from among the VSD and the ND is appropriate for display of flight parameter information for the second flight parameter;
• generate flight parameter information for the second flight parameter;
• overlay the flight parameter information for the second flight parameter on the appropriate display.