A system for enhancing target aiming and aircraft control using a visual display, comprising: a position and direction determination unit, said position and determination unit adapted to determine at least one of a current position and a direction of an aircraft; a data storage unit, said data storage unit adapted to store target data defining at least one of target location data and target boundary data; and a processing unit coupled to said position determination and direction unit and said data storage unit, said processing unit adapted to: receive said current position and said direction of said aircraft; retrieve said target data; generate a first plurality of control signals for a visual display, said first plurality of control signals representing a flight control symbol for said visual display; and characterised by being further adapted to determine if a portion of said flight control symbol for said visual display is obscured by a portion of a target for said visual display; and if said portion of said flight control symbol for said visual display is obscured by said portion of said target for said visual display, generate said first plurality of control signals for said visual display so as to increase a transparency of said portion of said flight control symbol for said visual display such that said target is visible through said portion of said flight control symbol. a position and direction determination unit, said position and determination unit adapted to determine at least one of a current position and a direction of an aircraft; a data storage unit, said data storage unit adapted to store target data defining at least one of target location data and target boundary data; and a processing unit coupled to said position determination and direction unit and said data storage unit, said processing unit adapted to: receive said current position and said direction of said aircraft; retrieve said target data; generate a first plurality of control signals for a visual display, said first plurality of control signals representing a flight control symbol for said visual display; and characterised by being further adapted to determine if a portion of said flight control symbol for said visual display is obscured by a portion of a target for said visual display; and if said portion of said flight control symbol for said visual display is obscured by said portion of said target for said visual display, generate said first plurality of control signals for said visual display so as to increase a transparency of said portion of said flight control symbol for said visual display such that said target is visible through said portion of said flight control symbol. receive said current position and said direction of said aircraft; retrieve said target data; generate a first plurality of control signals for a visual display, said first plurality of control signals representing a flight control symbol for said visual display; and characterised by being further adapted to determine if a portion of said flight control symbol for said visual display is obscured by a portion of a target for said visual display; and if said portion of said flight control symbol for said visual display is obscured by said portion of said target for said visual display, generate said first plurality of control signals for said visual display so as to increase a transparency of said portion of said flight control symbol for said visual display such that said target is visible through said portion of said flight control symbol.