A method for computing drop zone data onboard an aircraft, the method comprising: obtaining, by a processor, current drop zone parameters for an air drop, during flight of the aircraft, wherein the current drop zone parameters comprise a current leading edge of a drop zone for the air drop, a trailing edge of the drop zone, a point of impact of the drop zone, an aerial release point associated with the drop zone, a time period from a current aircraft location to the aerial release point, and a time duration the aircraft is required to remain positioned over the drop zone to perform the air drop; receiving (704, 802), via a user interface communicatively coupled to the processor, user-entered changes to dynamic conditions associated with operation of the aircraft, wherein the dynamic conditions comprise at least one of wind speed, drop altitude, current temperature, angle of approach, aircraft speed, and number of stages of planned drop; computing an updated set of pattern waypoints, based on the user-entered changes, by the processor; receiving dynamic input data from aircraft onboard sensors, by the processor, the dynamic input data comprising drop altitude wind data, surface wind data, temperature data, and aircraft speed; computing a drift value, based on the current drop zone parameters and the dynamic input data, by the processor, the drift value comprising a lateral distance in magnitude and angle from the point of impact, the lateral distance indicating a percentage change in conditions for the aircraft to perform the air drop; calculating, by the processor, updated drop zone parameters, based on the drift value, wherein the updated drop zone parameters comprise an updated aerial release point, an updated point of impact, an updated leading edge of the drop zone, and an updated trailing edge of the drop zone; and presenting graphical elements and text representative of the updated drop zone parameters, via an aircraft onboard synthetic vision display comprising a computer-mediated reality system for aerial vehicles used to provide situational awareness data onboard the aircraft. obtaining, by a processor, current drop zone parameters for an air drop, during flight of the aircraft, wherein the current drop zone parameters comprise a current leading edge of a drop zone for the air drop, a trailing edge of the drop zone, a point of impact of the drop zone, an aerial release point associated with the drop zone, a time period from a current aircraft location to the aerial release point, and a time duration the aircraft is required to remain positioned over the drop zone to perform the air drop; receiving (704, 802), via a user interface communicatively coupled to the processor, user-entered changes to dynamic conditions associated with operation of the aircraft, wherein the dynamic conditions comprise at least one of wind speed, drop altitude, current temperature, angle of approach, aircraft speed, and number of stages of planned drop; computing an updated set of pattern waypoints, based on the user-entered changes, by the processor; receiving dynamic input data from aircraft onboard sensors, by the processor, the dynamic input data comprising drop altitude wind data, surface wind data, temperature data, and aircraft speed; computing a drift value, based on the current drop zone parameters and the dynamic input data, by the processor, the drift value comprising a lateral distance in magnitude and angle from the point of impact, the lateral distance indicating a percentage change in conditions for the aircraft to perform the air drop; calculating, by the processor, updated drop zone parameters, based on the drift value, wherein the updated drop zone parameters comprise an updated aerial release point, an updated point of impact, an updated leading edge of the drop zone, and an updated trailing edge of the drop zone; and presenting graphical elements and text representative of the updated drop zone parameters, via an aircraft onboard synthetic vision display comprising a computer-mediated reality system for aerial vehicles used to provide situational awareness data onboard the aircraft.