Methods and systems for displaying predicted downpath parameters in a vertical profile display

摘要

Methods and systems are provided for presenting operating information for an aircraft (118) in a vertical profile (308) displayed on a display device (102) associated with the aircraft (118). The vertical profile (308) graphically depicts at least a portion of a flight plan (305) for the aircraft (118), wherein the portion of the flight plan (305) includes a plurality of reference points. The method involves calculating, for each reference point of the plurality of reference points, a predicted value of a first operating parameter for the aircraft (118) at the respective reference point based at least in part on current status information for the aircraft (118), resulting in predicted values for the first operating parameter, and displaying the predicted values for the first operating parameter in the vertical profile (308).