A method for providing flight data onboard an aircraft, the method comprising: obtaining avionics data, by a processor communicatively coupled to a display device onboard the aircraft; presenting a graphical user interface, by the display device, wherein the GUI comprises at least a speed tape graphical element and an altitude tape graphical element, wherein aircraft parameters presented by the speed tape graphical element or the altitude tape graphical element are based on current aircraft condition data, which is obtained from a Flight Management System onboard the aircraft; receiving user input manipulations via a user interface communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the user input manipulations comprise at least a user input zoom function or at least a user input scroll function to the speed tape graphical element or the altitude tape graphical element; executing the user input manipulations for the altitude tape graphical element or the speed tape graphical element, to generate a revised altitude tape graphical element or a revised speed tape graphical element, wherein the revised altitude tape graphical element or the revised speed tape graphical element includes additional parameters that are not shown by the speed tape graphical element or the altitude tape graphical element; generating a revised GUI comprising the revised altitude tape graphical element or the revised speed tape graphical element; and presenting the revised GUI, via the display device wherein the user interface comprises a user interface touchscreen, and wherein the user input manipulations comprise user touch contact with the user interface touchscreen; and wherein the method further comprises: detecting removal of the user touch contact with the user interface touchscreen; and in response to the detected removal, replacing the revised GUI including the revised altitude tape graphical element or the revised speed tape graphical element showing the additional parameters with the GUI including the altitude tape graphical element or the speed tape graphical element not showing the additional parameters. obtaining avionics data, by a processor communicatively coupled to a display device onboard the aircraft; presenting a graphical user interface, by the display device, wherein the GUI comprises at least a speed tape graphical element and an altitude tape graphical element, wherein aircraft parameters presented by the speed tape graphical element or the altitude tape graphical element are based on current aircraft condition data, which is obtained from a Flight Management System onboard the aircraft; receiving user input manipulations via a user interface communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the user input manipulations comprise at least a user input zoom function or at least a user input scroll function to the speed tape graphical element or the altitude tape graphical element; executing the user input manipulations for the altitude tape graphical element or the speed tape graphical element, to generate a revised altitude tape graphical element or a revised speed tape graphical element, wherein the revised altitude tape graphical element or the revised speed tape graphical element includes additional parameters that are not shown by the speed tape graphical element or the altitude tape graphical element; generating a revised GUI comprising the revised altitude tape graphical element or the revised speed tape graphical element; and presenting the revised GUI, via the display device wherein the user interface comprises a user interface touchscreen, and wherein the user input manipulations comprise user touch contact with the user interface touchscreen; and wherein the method further comprises: detecting removal of the user touch contact with the user interface touchscreen; and in response to the detected removal, replacing the revised GUI including the revised altitude tape graphical element or the revised speed tape graphical element showing the additional parameters with the GUI including the altitude tape graphical element or the speed tape graphical element not showing the additional parameters.