A computer-implemented flight display system for assisting a flight crew of an aircraft featuring a current configuration to arrive at a final approach gate in an energy-stabilized manner, the system comprising: a computer processor that is capable of determining a current energy situation of the aircraft; an electronic display device; and a graphical user interface provided on the electronic display device, wherein the GUI comprises the following symbols through: a current aircraft position symbol indicative of a current position of the aircraft; at least one first configuration change symbol indicating a first future position of the aircraft for changing aircraft configuration to a first configuration, wherein the first configuration represents a configuration of greater drag as compared to the current aircraft configuration and involves the extension of one or more of: flaps, airbrakes, and landing gear; and a final configuration change symbol indicating a second future position of the aircraft for changing aircraft configuration to a final configuration from the current aircraft configuration, wherein the final configuration represents a maximum drag configuration of the aircraft that is greater than the first configuration and involves the extension of each of: flaps, airbrakes, and landing gear, and wherein the second future position represents the position after which the aircraft with the current configuration, regardless of aircraft configuration changes, the aircraft can no longer arrive at the final approach gate in the energy-stabilized manner, wherein relative positioning on the GUI of the symbols through is based at least in part on the determined current energy situation of the aircraft such that the first configuration change symbol symbol and the final configuration change symbol are each respectively spaced apart from the current aircraft position symbol a distance in proportion to the distance of the first future position and the second future position are each respectively located in reference to the current position of the aircraft. a computer processor that is capable of determining a current energy situation of the aircraft; an electronic display device; and a graphical user interface provided on the electronic display device, wherein the GUI comprises the following symbols through: a current aircraft position symbol indicative of a current position of the aircraft; at least one first configuration change symbol indicating a first future position of the aircraft for changing aircraft configuration to a first configuration, wherein the first configuration represents a configuration of greater drag as compared to the current aircraft configuration and involves the extension of one or more of: flaps, airbrakes, and landing gear; and a final configuration change symbol indicating a second future position of the aircraft for changing aircraft configuration to a final configuration from the current aircraft configuration, wherein the final configuration represents a maximum drag configuration of the aircraft that is greater than the first configuration and involves the extension of each of: flaps, airbrakes, and landing gear, and wherein the second future position represents the position after which the aircraft with the current configuration, regardless of aircraft configuration changes, the aircraft can no longer arrive at the final approach gate in the energy-stabilized manner, a current aircraft position symbol indicative of a current position of the aircraft; at least one first configuration change symbol indicating a first future position of the aircraft for changing aircraft configuration to a first configuration, wherein the first configuration represents a configuration of greater drag as compared to the current aircraft configuration and involves the extension of one or more of: flaps, airbrakes, and landing gear; and a final configuration change symbol indicating a second future position of the aircraft for changing aircraft configuration to a final configuration from the current aircraft configuration, wherein the final configuration represents a maximum drag configuration of the aircraft that is greater than the first configuration and involves the extension of each of: flaps, airbrakes, and landing gear, and wherein the second future position represents the position after which the aircraft with the current configuration, regardless of aircraft configuration changes, the aircraft can no longer arrive at the final approach gate in the energy-stabilized manner,