1. A synthetic vision system (SVS) display apparatus, comprising: a display; a combination unit, the combination unit being operatively coupled to the display; a synthetic terrain representation generation unit, the synthetic terrain representation generation unit being operatively coupled to the combination unit, the synthetic terrain representation generation unit being configured for generating a synthetic terrain representation; a navigation chart database, the navigation chart database being operatively coupled to the combination unit, the navigation chart database being configured for storing navigation chart information; and a course plan database, the course plan database being operatively coupled to the combination unit, the course plan database being configured for storing a current course plan comprising an intended path; wherein the combination unit is configured for: comparing the navigation chart information to the current course plan; based upon said comparison, determining that a first portion of the navigation chart information is relevant to the current course plan and determining that a second portion of the navigation chart information is irrelevant to the course plan; combining the first portion of the navigation chart information and the synthetic terrain representation to form a combination; excluding the second portion of the navigation chart information from the combination; and providing the combination to the display, the display being configured for displaying the combination.