(Note: This article was originally published on February 8, 2021). Lately I have been noticing more and more references to real-time Flight Data Monitoring, or real-time FDM. Perhaps you have seen the term, too, and are wondering what real-time FDM is? So what is...
(Note: This article was originally published on April 6, 2021). Years ago, while I was working in Flight Testing, I had a discussion with another engineer (a very brilliant engineer, in fact) regarding the collection of positional data (GPS latitude and longitude)...
(Note: This article was originally published on April 19, 2021). I am going to start this blog off with a warning: it might be too technical for some. But there is a relatively new format for storing data on aircraft fight recorders and it is referred to as the ARINC...
(Note: This article was originally published on April 26, 2021). The core component of any Flight Data Monitoring or FOQA program is the “Event”. Some may also refer to it as an “Exceedance” or “Deviation”, but no matter the term,...
(Note: This article was originally published on May 5, 2021). At Scaled Analytics (and even at my previous employers), I always told customers that THEY own the flight data that comes off of their aircraft. Today, I am no longer so sure. This blog is a bit of a...
