Ok Pack2 I'm interested.
Well I am if it is the whole infrastructure, can you send me a hint as to where I can find more info please? If it is just the aircraft side, then it doesn't need much development I could have one working this afternoon.
Is the intent for it meet ED112s data requirements? If not then I can't see it being a realistic backup, but it would still be very useful for other purposes.
Unfortunately even with the technology available there are big legal issues over who has access to and responsibility for the data. At the moment it is only necessary to "secure" data after the event and so it is relatively low quantities on stand-alone systems.
Qantas A380 - all systems have to be capable of being disabled for a variety of reasons, it's just a matter of difficulty. The question is where do you want to move the design compromise between normal and abnormal operation. That is a numbers game I don't have the values for, but I agree that flight following data should be reconsidered in the FOSA.
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