Systems and methods for generating cockpit displays having user defined display preferences

A method of generating a cockpit display, the method comprising:

• generating, via at least one processor, a presentation of adjustable display settings on the display device, the presentation of adjustable display settings including a plurality of phase of flight elements and selected values for a range of a map for each of the plurality of phase of flight elements;
• receiving, via the at least one processor, user entry, via a user device, of values for the range of the map for different phases of flight;
• saving, via the at least one processor, the values for the range of the map in association with a respective one of a plurality of phases of flight in a user profile;
• retrieving, via the at least one processor, the user profile, wherein the user profile includes user defined display settings profiles, and wherein each user defined display settings profile is associated with a respective phase of flight;
• retrieving, via the at least one processor, phase of flight data;
• selecting, via the at least one processor, one of the user defined display settings profiles based on the phase of flight data;
• generating, via the at least one processor, a display for a display device using display settings included in the selected one of the user defined display settings profiles, wherein the display settings include:
• the saved values for the range of the map to be displayed, wherein the values for the range of the map are different for different phases of flight.

A cockpit display system, comprising:

• a display device;
• a user device;
• at least one processor in operable communication with the display device and the user device, the at least one processor configured to execute program instructions, wherein the program instructions are configured to cause the at least one processor to:
• generate a presentation of adjustable display settings on the display device, the presentation of adjustable display settings including a plurality of phase of flight elements and options for a level of declutter of a map for each of the plurality of phase of flight elements, wherein the options define preferences for map layers including a terrain layer, a weather layer and a traffic layer;
• receive user entry, via the user device, of selections for the level of declutter for the map for different phases of flight;
• save the selections for the level of declutter of the map in association with a respective one of a plurality of phases of flight in a user profile;
• retrieve the user profile, wherein the user profile includes user defined display settings profiles, and wherein each user defined display settings profile is associated with a respective phase of flight;
• retrieve phase of flight data;
• select one of the user defined display settings profiles based on the phase of flight data;
• generate a display for the display device using display settings included in the selected one of the user defined display settings profiles, wherein the display settings include:
• the saved selections for the level of declutter of a map to be displayed, wherein the level of declutter of the map is different for different phases of flight.