Trends And Current Problems In Aviation: Cockpit Voice And Flight Dat

Problem statementOne of the around scrutinized pieces of evidence gathered from an aircraft accident is the collection of training contained in the Cockpit sound Recorder and Flight Data Recorder. CVRs and FDRs paint an often haunting, but frequently useful picture of what occurred during the last minutes of an accident flight. This is not to say, how ever, that the recorders be always conclusive, or even useful. There argon a smattering of cases where the CVR and FDR tapes hold broken, failed to record, stop written text early, or not captured enough information to be useful to the investigation. Advancements in these devices are not new to the attention however, the pace is slow to incorporate new technology into current fleets. apologyConcerns surrounding Cockpit Voice Recorders and Flight Data Recorders stem from all corners of the tune industry. There are currently five outstanding NTSB recommendations to the FAA regarding the use of and dependability of CVRs and FD Rs. Of these five suggested improvement areas, the FAA has yet to respond to any of them, prompting the NTSB to carry the issues on their list of Top 10 Most Wanted recourse Recommendations. Documented cases will be presented in this text where CVRs and FDRs have stopped recording seconds, and even minutes, before an accident. Other cases will examine incidents where the centre shifts to a hypothesis as to what may have been recorded on earlier portions of the tape. Either way, strong cases will be built to shrive having CVR and FDR tapes not only record longer, but to record more information as well. Herein, we shall identify existing problem areas, areas where work is ongoing, and areas for which future plans are in existence. These topic areas undersurface be identified as followsFDR and CVR outfit requirements for new aircraftFDR and CVR carriage requirements for existing aircraft (retrofit)Independent power suppliesCockpit video recordingDeployable recordersNTSB recommend ationsBackgroundHistoryFlight information recorders have been in use on commercial aircraft since the 1950s. The FAA requires both CVRs and FDRs to be installed on all aircraft fit of carrying ten or more passengers when u... ... a loss of power would pull up stakes in 1/3 of the transcript being taped over. A good case is presented for 2 hour-long tapes. As technology speeds into the blue yonder, we can expect to see more innovations in in-flight recordings. Civil aviation has not progressed to the point where video cameras and deployable recorders are viable and reliable devices. Will it ever? We can speculate. For now, the recommendations that lie before the FAA appear sufficient. The current trends and problems surrounding recorders have seemed to be addressed by the Safety Board. It is up to the Feds now. Works CitedFDR/CVR. 2 May 2000. Frostell, Caj. Flight Recorder Carriage Requirements. Online Posting. 2 May 2000. Nordwall, Bruce. Deployable Recorders picture Potential B oon to Crash Recoveries. IPN International Product News. 20 expose 2000. 86-87. Safety Issue Automatic Recording Devices. 2 May 2000. array Recorder. 2 May 2000. Chris DahlstrandTrends and Current Problems in Aviation