(Note: This article was originally published on December 9, 2020). In our Introduction to Flight Data Monitoring article, we took a high level look at what a Flight Data Monitoring or FOQA program is. Then we went into a little more detail looking at the modern...
(Note: This article was originally published on December 10, 2020). 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...
(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,...