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Old 7th Jun 2009, 04:26
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vapilot2004
 
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The trouble with streaming DFDR data is cost. As already mentioned, it is a rarity when the boxes are not found. On the other hand, SATCOM data links charge by the stream volume, usually in tiers, and per connection point.

100 aircraft in a smallish-medium sized carrier's fleet streaming constant data would add up to a considerable sum very quickly.

Something that should be considered is, as moribund as it might be, pre-ditch pings of location data. Other circumstances like multiple system failures, high-G events and other serious situations where a happy outcome might be in question, even if 'minorly' so. Better to be safe than sorry in such cases.
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