"IMHO, I cannot for the life of me understand why video (for the purpose of incident investigation) is not on all commercial aircrafts.
In lack of better, ANY video system is better than none."
I vote for video recording in my cockpit only if every meeting of Airline Managers and Senior Managers/CEO's are recorded as well and any decisons made regarding expenses for training, policies and procedures and the lack thereof, and the statements during such meetings are transcribed and signed by the attendees afterwards. Same goes for the US FAA when meetings deal with the costs of regulatory changes and enforcement. The statements of airline CEO's should mesh in nicely with the legions of YouTube junkies just salivating at the thought of a pilot getting smeared on the aft cockpit GoPro lens just before the recording ceases due to impact.
Let me know when that board room recording happens.