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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,...
Understanding the Accuracy of Flight Data
(Note: This article was originally published on July 9, 2021). In my last post, I looked at "bad data" and some of the ways that we could deal with it. In this post, I would like to take a look at some of the "limitations" of flight data and set expectations for how...
Working With Interpolated Flight Data
(Note: This article was originally published on October 14, 2021). One thing that I am always stressing the importance of to new analysts and even some customers who are new to flight data is to make sure that they understand the limitations of the flight data. Flight...
Flight Data Monitoring Works – If You Use It
(Note: This article was originally published on January 19, 2022). I recently produced a report that illustrates how a Flight Data Monitoring program could have easily paid for itself by preventing a costly runway overrun. It is not a technical engineering report but...
5 Tips for Flight Data Monitoring/FOQA Charts and Graphs
(Note: This article was originally published on February 18, 2022). One of my frustrations when looking at data - whether part of Flight Data Monitoring or just in the media - is the use of ugly, confusing or, worst of all, misleading charts and graphs. In most cases,...
Interview with a Flight Data Analyst
(Note: This article was originally published on August 23, 2021). In this blog, we sat down with our manager of Flight Data Analysis Services, Lisa Bozec, and asked her a few questions about building a successful career as a Flight Data Analyst. Lisa has had quite the...
FDM and FOQA Software: More Expensive does not Mean Better
(Note: This article was originally published on April 13, 2022). A common occurrence that we see here at Scaled Analytics is a Requests For Proposals (RFPs) from larger airlines. The typical scenario is that they have been using a legacy Flight Data Monitoring...