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A method and apparatus for displaying a predicted path on a vertical profile to operate a vehicle. A path is predicted for the vehicle in response to an event occurring. The path has a turning section and a straight section after the turning section. A portion of terrain relative to the path predict

A method and apparatus for displaying a predicted path on a vertical profile to operate a vehicle. A path is predicted for the vehicle in response to an event occurring. The path has a turning section and a straight section after the turning section. A portion of terrain relative to the path predicted for the vehicle is identified. A vertical profile view of the terrain is displayed, including the portion of the terrain relative to the path predicted for the vehicle.

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1. A method for displaying a predicted path on a vertical profile to operate an aircraft, the method comprising: responding to an event occurring by predicting, by a processor, a path for the aircraft, wherein the event comprises an identification of a beginning of a turn for the aircraft;identifyin

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A method for displaying a predicted path on a vertical profile to operate an aircraft, the method comprising: responding to an event occurring by predicting, by a processor, a path for the aircraft, wherein the event comprises an identification of a beginning of a turn for the aircraft;identifying, by the processor, a portion of terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft; anddisplaying, on a display device in communication with the processor, a vertical profile view of a terrain including the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft, wherein the vertical profile view comprises a turning section displaying a first vertical profile of first terrain predicted to be in the path while the aircraft is turning, and wherein the vertical profile view further comprises a straight section displaying a second vertical profile of second terrain predicted to be in the path when the aircraft is predicted to return to a straight path, and wherein the straight section is displayed next to and after the turning section. 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising: identifying a number of points in the path predicted for the aircraft;displaying the path on a top view of the terrain; anddisplaying the number of points on the path on the top view and the vertical profile view. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the number of points represents a location of the aircraft over a number of times. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the vertical profile view comprises: displaying a graphical indicator in association with the portion of the terrain under the straight section, wherein the graphical indicator identifies the straight section. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the graphical indicator is selected from at least one of a color, a cross-hatching, shading, and a line following a top portion of the terrain. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the in-flight event is selected from one of a roll angle of the aircraft exceeding a threshold and a user input. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft comprises: identifying the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft using the information from a digital terrain database. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft comprises: identifying the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft using an information from a radar system directed at the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the turning section has a length that will be traversed by the aircraft within a selected period of time based on a current state of the aircraft. 10. An apparatus comprising: a storage device;program code located on the storage device;a processor unit configured to run the program code to: predict a path for an aircraft in response to an event occurring, wherein the event comprises an identification of a beginning of a turn for the aircraft;identify a portion of terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft; anddisplay a vertical profile view of the terrain including the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft, wherein the vertical profile view comprises a turning section displaying a first vertical profile of first terrain predicted to be in the path while the aircraft is turning, and wherein the vertical profile view further comprises a straight section displaying a second vertical profile of second terrain predicted to be in the path when the aircraft is predicted to return to a straight path, and wherein the straight section is displayed next to and after the turning section. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor unit runs the program code to identify a number of points in the path predicted for the aircraft; display the path on a top view of the terrain; and display the number of points on the path on the top view and the vertical profile view. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the number of points represents a location of the aircraft over a number of times. 13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor unit is further configured to run the program code to display a graphical indicator in association with the portion of the terrain under the straight section, wherein the graphical indicator identifies the straight section. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the graphical indicator is selected from at least one of a color, a cross-hatching, shading, and a line following a top portion of the terrain. 15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the in-flight event is selected from one of a turning of the aircraft exceeding a threshold and a user input. 16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor unit is further configured to run the program code to identify the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft using information from a digital terrain database. 17. The apparatus of claim 10, the processor unit is further configured to run the program code to identify the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft using information from a radar system directed at the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft. 18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the turning section has a length that will be traversed by the aircraft within a selected period of time based on a current state of the aircraft. 19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing program code, which when executed by a processor, performs a computer-implemented method, the program code comprising: program code configured to predict a path for an aircraft responsive to an event occurring, wherein the event comprises an identification of a beginning of a turn for the aircraft;program code configured to identify a portion of terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft; andprogram code configured to display a vertical profile view of the terrain including the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft, wherein the vertical profile view comprises a turning section displaying a first vertical profile of first terrain predicted to be in the path while the aircraft is turning, and wherein the vertical profile view further comprises a straight section displaying a second vertical profile of second terrain predicted to be in the path when the aircraft is predicted to return to a straight path, and wherein the straight section is displayed next to and after the turning section. 20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 further comprising: program code configured to identify a number of points in the path predicted for the aircraft;program code configured to display the path on a top view of the terrain; andprogram code configured to display the number of points on the path on the top view and the vertical profile view.