Systems and methods for dynamic readouts for primary flight displays

A processor executable method for a flight display system in an aircraft, comprising

• receiving real-time aircraft status data including an airspeed;
• displaying a continually updated image of navigational information for the aircraft;
• overlaying the image with, (i) an analog indicator of the airspeed, (ii) an analog indicator of altitude, (iii) a digital airspeed indicator, and (iv) a digital altitude indicator;
• determining whether a steady flight condition is occurring from among a first steady flight condition being a constant airspeed and a second steady flight condition being a constant a rate of change of the airspeed;
• and
• upon determining that a steady flight condition is occurring:
• removing (i) and (ii) from the image;
• repeating determining whether a steady flight condition is occurring;
• and
• upon determining that a steady flight condition is are not occurring,
• commanding the display system to return the overlay of (i) and (ii).

An aircraft, comprising:

• a source of flight plan data;
• a source of aircraft status data including an airspeed;
• a display system configured to process the flight plan data and the aircraft status data to render an image of navigational information for the aircraft;
• and
• a computer system configured to receive and process the aircraft status data and the flight plan data to:
• (a) command the display system to overlay on the image, (i) an analog indicator of the airspeed, (ii) an analog indicator of altitude, (iii) a digital airspeed indicator, and (iv) a digital altitude indicator;
• (b) determine whether a steady flight condition is occurring from among a first steady flight condition being the airspeed is constant and a second steady flight condition being a rate of change of the airspeed is constant;
• and
• upon determining that a steady flight condition is occurring:
• command the display system to remove (i) and (ii) from the image;
• repeat (b);
• and
• command the display system to return the overlay of (i) and (ii)
• responsive to determining that a steady flight condition is not occurring.