Introduction to Flight Data Monitoring and FOQA

Introduction to Flight Data Monitoring and FOQA

(Note: This article was originally published on November 12, 2020). Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) is certainly nothing new, but as its safety benefits continue to become more realized, this recommended practice is quickly becoming mandatory in some parts of the world....
Flight Data Monitoring and FOQA: Flight Data Recorders

Flight Data Monitoring and FOQA: Flight Data Recorders

(Note: This article was originally published on December 4, 2020). Introduction In an earlier post, 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’ll take a...
Flight Data: The Little-Known Tool for Maintaining Your Aircraft

Flight Data: The Little-Known Tool for Maintaining Your Aircraft

(Note: This article was originally published on January 8, 2021). I was recently replacing the tile on my bathroom floor and I had just finished removing the old tile. If you’ve ever removed tile, you’ll know that the mortar left behind is very difficult to remove....
How Will They Recover Data from That?

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...
Career Profile: Flight Data Analysis Software Developer

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?”

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...