Patent ID: 7256710

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for presenting aircraft control and navigation information, comprising: displaying at a display medium a map of a region at least proximate to an aircraft; displaying an aircraft indicator at least proximate to the map, the aircraft indicator identifying a current location of the aircraft; updating a location of the aircraft indicator relative to the map as the aircraft executes a flight; displaying at least proximate to the map an indication of a current mode by which a flight path of the aircraft is currently being automatically controlled; displaying a flight plan route, the flight plan route including at least one segment to be initiated automatically when the aircraft meets a threshold condition; when the aircraft is not being automatically controlled to the flight plan route, displaying a current route to which the aircraft is being automatically controlled; displaying an indication of where the current route will transition to the flight plan route; and displaying an indication of a vertical speed required to make a transition from the current route to the flight plan route.