Abstract: A method of indicating a location of a cursor on a flight deck of an aircraft having multiple flight displays includes detecting when the cursor is jumped from a first location on a first flight display of the multiple flight displays to a second location on a second flight display of the multiple flight displays and displaying a comet tail on at least one of the first flight display and the second flight display directed toward the second location in response to the detected jump.

Abstract: A vehicle instrument system is described. The vehicle instrument system includes an input device configured to receive an input command, a display screen configured to display information, and a processing device coupled to the input device and the display screen. The processing device is configured to determine at least one parameter limit, receive at least one input signal from the input device that corresponds to a manual adjustment of the at least one parameter limit from a first limit value to a second limit value, and provide the second limit value to the display screen for display on the display screen.

Abstract: A method of visually indicating an advisory from a traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) on a flight display of an aircraft, the method comprising receiving a TCAS advisory, determining a severity of the received TCAS advisory, displaying a geometric body on the flight display in response to the TCAS advisory, and altering a shape of the displayed geometric body in response to the determined severity wherein the shape of the displayed geometric body may be altered by altering at least one of an angle and an arc of the geometric body.

Abstract: A method of indicating a location of a cursor on a flight deck of an aircraft having multiple flight displays includes detecting when the cursor is jumped from a first location on a first flight display of the multiple flight displays to a second location on a second flight display of the multiple flight displays and displaying a comet tail on at least one of the first flight display and the second flight display directed toward the second location in response to the detected jump.

Abstract: A method of visually indicating an advisory from a traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) on a flight display of an aircraft, the method comprising receiving a TCAS advisory, determining a severity of the received TCAS advisory, displaying a geometric body on the flight display in response to the TCAS advisory, and altering a shape of the displayed geometric body in response to the determined severity wherein the shape of the displayed geometric body may be altered by altering at least one of an angle and an arc of the geometric body.

Abstract: A vehicle instrument system is described. The vehicle instrument system includes an input device configured to receive an input command, a display screen configured to display information, and a processing device coupled to the input device and the display screen. The processing device is configured to determine at least one parameter limit, receive at least one input signal from the input device that corresponds to a manual adjustment of the at least one parameter limit from a first limit value to a second limit value, and provide the second limit value to the display screen for display on the display screen.