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...

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...

Bad Flight Data – Part 1

(Note: This article was originally published on May 21, 2021). I always used to chuckle when I started working with software developers that would sometimes blame issues in the software on “Bad Data”. I would picture a bunch of 1s and Zeros lurking in the...

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...

Runway Overruns

(Note: This article was originally published on November 17, 2022). The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its annual safety watchlist late last month. If you want to see the full list, I’ve included a link here: Watchlist 2022. The TSB, like...

Flight Data Monitoring: Why Don’t We Just Go Around?

I was recently reviewing the NTSB’s Accident Report from the Cessna Citation crash involving Dale Earnhardt Jr. and my immediate reaction was, “Not again. Here’s another catastrophic unstable approach that may have been prevented with an effective Flight Data...