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...
