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How Will They Recover Data from That?
(Note: This article was originally published on January 15, 2021). A few years ago, I posted an article on LinkedIn that gave a glimpse into how data is recovered from damaged flight data recorders. That was around the time of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines...
What is Real-Time Flight Data Monitoring?
(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...
Why You Should KISS Your Flight Data Monitoring/FOQA Program
(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)...
Career Profile: Flight Data Analysis Software Developer
(Note: This article was originally published on April 12, 2021). In this blog, we wanted to do something a little different. Recently, we have been getting a number of emails asking about software development opportunities within Scaled Analytics. The timing is pretty...
ARINC 767 or, “What Do You Mean My B787 Uses 767 Data?”
(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...
What is a Flight Data Monitoring or FOQA Event?
(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, it normally refers to the same thing....
Safety First? Whose Data is it Anyway?
(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...
Bad Flight Data – Part 2
(Note: This article was originally published on June 15, 2021). In our last blog, we looked at some examples of "bad data" and its sources. Now let's take a look at some of the ways that we can deal with bad data so it does not become an excessive burden on our...
Bad Flight Data – Part 1
(Note: This article was originally published on May 21, 2021). I always used to chuckle when I started working with software developers that would sometimes blame issues in the software on "Bad Data". I would picture a bunch of 1s and Zeros lurking in the shadows,...
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