Flight guidance controller interface

A method of setting a target value of an automatic flight control system of an aircraft, the method comprising:

• outputting a graphical presentation on a touch control display of a flight guidance controller interface, wherein the flight guidance controller includes a rotatable knob including a rotatable element disposed around a periphery of the touch control display, the graphical presentation including a plurality of sections, the plurality of sections including an indication of respective functions of an automatic flight control system;
• receiving, via at least one processor, a touch input to one of the plurality of sections;
• in response to the touch input to one of the plurality of sections, activating, via the at least one processor, control of a corresponding one of the respective functions of the automatic flight control system;
• receiving, via the at least one processor, a rotation input to the rotatable element;
• in response to the rotation input to the rotatable element, providing, via the at least one processor, information about a target value for the corresponding one of the respective functions of the automatic flight control system;
• and
• outputting, via the at least one processor, the information about the target value to the automatic flight control system;
• flying the aircraft, via the automatic flight control system, using the target value for the corresponding one of the respective functions.