Graphical user interface for optimization of flight plan schedule, ride quality, and efficiency

An aircraft system comprising:

• a display;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled with the display, wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive a first tradeoff preference representing a tradeoff between a first flight plan characteristic and a second flight plan characteristic;
• receive a first flight plan, wherein the first flight plan corresponds to a first value of the first flight plan characteristic;
• and
• display a graphical representation of the first flight plan on the display, wherein displaying the graphical representation of the first flight plan comprises:
• displaying a chart;
• displaying one or more predefined values on the chart that are referenced to the first flight plan characteristic, wherein a visual arrangement of the one or more predefined values is based in part on the first tradeoff preference;
• and
• displaying a first geometric overlay representing the first flight plan on the chart, wherein the first value of the first flight plan characteristic is displayed relative to the visual arrangement of the one or more predefined values.

A computer program product for graphical representation of one or more flight plans, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to:
• receive a first tradeoff preference representing a tradeoff between a first flight plan characteristic and a second flight plan characteristic;
• receive a first flight plan, wherein the first flight plan corresponds to a first value of the first flight plan characteristic;
• and
• display a graphical representation of the first flight plan on a display communicatively coupled with the one or more computer processors, wherein displaying the graphical representation of the first flight plan comprises:
• displaying a chart;
• displaying one or more predefined values on the chart that are referenced to the first flight plan characteristic, wherein a visual arrangement of the one or more predefined values is based in part on the first tradeoff preference;
• and
• displaying a first geometric overlay representing the first flight plan on the chart, wherein the first value of the first flight plan characteristic is displayed relative to the visual arrangement of the one or more predefined values.