Abstract: An improved system and method are disclosed for eliminating pilot confusion in visualizing multiple categories of data, such as, for example, weather data and terrain data, simultaneously on an integrated, multi-color display. For example, an aircraft display system is disclosed that includes a processing unit, a terrain database, a weather data source, a visual display for displaying multi-color weather data and terrain data, and a control device for controlling the duration of the weather data being shown on the visual display. As an aircraft proceeds along a flight path, the processing unit retrieves and/or receives weather data from the weather data source and terrain data from the terrain database. The processing unit provides color renderings of the terrain data to the visual display. The processing unit determines a time duration for the weather data from a setting of the control device (e.g.