A system for generating a navigation chart, said system comprising: a display device ; and a computing device coupled to said display device, said computing device configured to: receive at least one of current geographic position data from a navigation instrument and a desired geographic position input by a user; generate a navigation chart having a geographic area that corresponds to one of the current geographic position and the desired geographic position and that includes at least one navigation aid, said navigation chart includes at least one navigation aid symbol corresponding to a position of the at least one navigation aid within the geographic area; determine from which positions within the geographic area the at least one navigation aid is visible; receive a desired route; generate a route symbol corresponding to the received route; determine from which points along the route the at least one navigation aid is visible; determine a location along the route at which one or more visible attribute of the at least one navigation aid will change; generate at least one attribute transition symbol representing the visible attribute change at the location along the route; and display the navigation chart including the at least one navigation aid symbol , the route symbol , and the at least one attribute transition symbol on said display device. a display device ; and a computing device coupled to said display device, said computing device configured to: receive at least one of current geographic position data from a navigation instrument and a desired geographic position input by a user; generate a navigation chart having a geographic area that corresponds to one of the current geographic position and the desired geographic position and that includes at least one navigation aid, said navigation chart includes at least one navigation aid symbol corresponding to a position of the at least one navigation aid within the geographic area; determine from which positions within the geographic area the at least one navigation aid is visible; receive a desired route; generate a route symbol corresponding to the received route; determine from which points along the route the at least one navigation aid is visible; determine a location along the route at which one or more visible attribute of the at least one navigation aid will change; generate at least one attribute transition symbol representing the visible attribute change at the location along the route; and receive at least one of current geographic position data from a navigation instrument and a desired geographic position input by a user; generate a navigation chart having a geographic area that corresponds to one of the current geographic position and the desired geographic position and that includes at least one navigation aid, said navigation chart includes at least one navigation aid symbol corresponding to a position of the at least one navigation aid within the geographic area; determine from which positions within the geographic area the at least one navigation aid is visible; receive a desired route; generate a route symbol corresponding to the received route; determine from which points along the route the at least one navigation aid is visible; determine a location along the route at which one or more visible attribute of the at least one navigation aid will change; generate at least one attribute transition symbol representing the visible attribute change at the location along the route; and display the navigation chart including the at least one navigation aid symbol , the route symbol , and the at least one attribute transition symbol on said display device. <EOS>