Synthetic Vision Guidance Systems Giving 2D data a 3D perspective

Synthetic Vision (SV) displays replace the pilot’s traditional 2D primary flight display (PFD) with a 3D perspective view display. The 3D SV perspective display is rendered from an onboard terrain database, e.g., one derived from the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) to create a virtual reality- like image. A comparison of a traditional 2D PFD with a 3D SV PFD is shown in Figure 1.