Operators today have two main options for running a Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) or Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) program. They can choose to purchase software, install it on their own computer hardware and then operate the software themselves. This is...
Can Flight Data Monitoring Work for You? Analyzing or monitoring flight data is not a new concept, but it is surprising just how many misconceptions and myths there are regarding this remarkably important tool, especially now that modern technology has made it more...
Close the Flight Data Monitoring Loop Up until now in this Flight Data Monitoring/FOQA series, we have looked at more of the technical aspects of Flight Data monitoring systems. From the flight recorder hardware used to collect and transfer the data to the computer...
In Part 1 of our FOQA and Flight Data Monitoring series, we took a high level look at what a Flight Data Monitoring or FOQA program is. In Part 2, we went into a little more detail to look at what the recording options are for recovering flight data from an...
Introduction In Part 1 of this multi-part series, we took a high level look at the main parts of a Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) or Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) program. In this post, we take a more in depth look at Step 1 of how the process works:...
With every new plane crash, it seems like clockwork that people start calling for “real time data monitoring” or “real time FDR/CVR streaming”. This discussion is nothing new. It was common when I started working with flight data more than 15 years ago and my mentors...
