Sorry all.
This thread is now rapidly deteriorating, and I'm going to bed.
But for those who read French, hve a look at crash-aerien.com.
Among what is mostly a rehash of what we've seen here, there are a few interesting snippets about the BEA having the full facilities to deal with an FDR or CVR, even if 'rather' smashed up (i.e., having to get to the chips), but also having a legal obligation to get a full copy of the contents, before the recorders are released to the manufacturer for a definitive readout.
Would explain some of the goings-on, no?
The BEA would be legally obliged to at least get a copy of the raw digital record, before releasing the recorders to Honeywell. As those few here familiar with FDR technology will know, that's a slow and laborious job.
And only once the raw copy has been made, one can start decoding.
So give it a break, people.....
I agree with captplaystation that there should be something about the Delta 777 inflight rollback by now, since FDR, CVR and QAR were all avaialbale and undamaged, not picked off the seabed after a 3000g water impact.
But in this case, it'll take time.
CJ
CJ