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 Monitoring and FOQA: Analyzing the Data

Flight Data Monitoring and FOQA: Analyzing the Data

(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...
Flight Data Monitoring and FOQA: Closing the Loop

Flight Data Monitoring and FOQA: Closing the Loop

(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...
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....