Originally Posted by
vovachan
I am sure this has been discussed, but why can't aircraft on routes over the ocean transmit their FDR data to one another for storage? One of the planes down, the other makes it to land and the data gets downloaded. VHF traffic costs nothing, and so does storage.
I know, that's 320 previous posts to read.
So let me try to answer that very briefly.
NO aircraft at present has ANY equipment on board to transmit a continuous stream of FDR data.
NO aircraft at present has ANY equipment on board to receive and store a continuous stream of FDR data from possibly a dozen aircraft in the vicinity,
VHF or otherwise.
I suppose you can draw the rest of the conclusions?
CJ