ABSTRACT
Iftheeyesarethewindowsonthesoul,thenthedisplaysontheflightdeckarethe pilot'swindowsontheworld.Displayshavemuchincommonwithwindows; indeeditcanbearguedthatthemostimportantdisplayontheflightdeckisthe windscreen!Pilotsandflightdeckdesignersfrequentlyrefertomakingaircraft automation'transparent',howeveritwillonlybe'transparent'ifthewindows ontotheoperationofthesystemarebig,clearandfreefromdistortion.Onlyin onewaydodisplaysdifferfromwindows.Agooddisplaysystemshouldalso helpthepilotseeintothefuture.Perhapsacrystalballwouldbeabetteranalogy.
