Patent ID: 8306745

Claim:
A method for automatically and incrementally adjusting a range setting of a display of an electronic airport moving map (EAMM) during approach, taxi, and takeoff flight operations, said method comprising: receiving a user selection of a discrete range setting for the EAMM; displaying a first instance of the moving map, with respect to a current ownship position, on the display based on the discrete range setting; receiving at least one input at the EAMM relevant to the current flight operation, wherein the at least one input is associated with an indication that the aircraft has descended to a predetermined altitude with respect to a runway during an approach operation; and automatically transitioning the range associated with the EAMM, in increments, from the selected discrete range setting such that a display of ownship and one or more items associated with the at least one input are optimized on a second instance of the moving map on the display during the approach operation.