Methods and systems for representing flight mode annunciation information on a cockpit display

A system for displaying information on a display device of an aircraft, comprising:

• an information datastore that stores flight mode annunciation information;
• a second information datastore that stores conditions associated with a flight mode, the conditions being used to determine when the flight mode will be armed, when the flight will be engaged, when the flight mode will be disengaged, wherein the flight mode is at least one of a vertical navigation mode, a lateral navigation mode, a vertical angle deviation mode, and a lateral angle deviation mode;
• and
• a computer module that, by a processor and while the aircraft is in-flight, receives the flight mode annunciation information and based thereon determines a first point along a flight path when the flight mode will be armed, determines a second point along the flight path when the flight mode will be engaged, determines a third point along the flight path when the flight mode will be disengaged, generates graphics data that represents the first point, the second point and the third point, incorporates the graphics data into a user interface in relation to the flight path that is displayed, and generates the user interface for display on the display device of the aircraft.