HEADS-UP DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH IMAGE ADJUSTMENT

A heads-up display (HUD) system includes an overhead unit and a HUD computer. The overhead unit may include a combiner, a projector, and a camera operable to generate an environment image external to the aircraft containing the HUD system. The HUD computer is coupled with the overhead unit and comprises a processing system. The processing system is operable to acquire the external environment image from the camera, identify a runway characteristic in the environment image, utilize the runway characteristic to determine a placement location for a HUD image, and cause the projector to display the HUD image at the determined placement location.