Understanding the Accuracy of Flight Data

(Note: This article was originally published on July 9, 2021). In my last post, I looked at “bad data” and some of the ways that we could deal with it. In this post, I would like to take a look at some of the “limitations” of flight data and...

Working With Interpolated Flight Data

(Note: This article was originally published on October 14, 2021). One thing that I am always stressing the importance of to new analysts and even some customers who are new to flight data is to make sure that they understand the limitations of the flight data. Flight...

Use Your Flight Data to Monitor Engine Health

(Note: This article was originally published on May 30, 2022). Aircraft engines are expensive. They are expensive to purchase and expensive to maintain. Aircraft operators and leasing companies are always looking for ways to reduce engine maintenance costs without...

What is a FRED File and why is it so Important?

(Note: This is an update to an article originally published on July 28, 2022) As I was going over the list of blogs we have written recently, I was somewhat surprised that we have not spent much time on the FRED file, or the parameter data map. It was surprising...

Flight Data Monitoring: Data De-Identification

One of the biggest and most frequent concerns that we hear from operators that are new to Flight Data Monitoring or FOQA programs is how we protect the identity of the crew. As I have mentioned in previous blogs, the real interesting information from a Flight Data...

FOQA and Flight Data Monitoring Series Part 4: Closing the Loop

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...