Enhanced vertical situation display

A method for managing an aircraft's vertical flight path, comprising:

• processing aircraft position and terrain information in relation to a planned flight path;
• processing energy management information to calculate an attainable range of altitudes without increasing kinetic energy;
• and
• displaying on a vertical situation display (VSD) the attainable range of altitudes along the planned flight path.

A method for managing an aircraft's vertical flight path, comprising:

• processing aircraft position and terrain information in relation to a projected flight path;
• processing energy management information to calculate an attainable range of altitudes without increasing kinetic energy;
• and
• displaying on a vertical situation display (VSD) the attainable range of altitudes along the projected flight path.

A method for managing an aircraft's vertical flight path, comprising:

• processing airplane position and terrain information in relation to a planned flight path;
• processing airspace information to calculate a vertical profile of an airspace restriction;
• and
• displaying on a vertical situation display (VSD) the vertical profile of the airspace restriction along the planned flight path.

A method for managing an aircraft's vertical flight path, comprising:

• processing aircraft position and terrain information in relation to a projected flight path;
• processing airspace information to calculate a vertical profile of the airspace restriction;
• and
• displaying on a vertical situation display (VSD) the vertical profile of the airspace restriction along the projected flight path.