Patent ID: 7392486

Claim:
A method for displaying a checklist on a display of an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of: displaying a first layout comprising the checklist, the checklist displayed on a first section of the display and including a plurality of tasks, at least one task capable of receiving user input; determining whether to display aircraft data related to a first task of the plurality of tasks; storing the first layout in a memory, if a determination is made to display the aircraft data related to the first task; displaying a second layout without user input comprising the checklist and the aircraft data related to the first task, if a determination is made to display the aircraft data related to the first task, the checklist displayed on the first section of the display and the aircraft data related to the first task displayed on a second section of the display; determining whether to display aircraft data related to a second task of the plurality of tasks; retrieving the stored first layout from the memory, if a determination is made not to display the aircraft data related to the second task; and displaying the stored first layout, if a determination is made not to display the aircraft data related to the second task, after displaying the second layout and without receiving a user input.