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Old 13th May 2015 | 05:12
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172_driver
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From: Between a rock and a hard place
172_driver, thanks for your comments. A good FDM Program will pick up many details of the operation to provide a highly-detailed picture. Does your FDM Program have a pilot gatekeeper who can identify crews and contact them for further information on a flight?
Yes, a very sensible person too.

Given this and your understanding of flight data monitoring, what would do you believe the pilots would think of a process that required a crew contact for every FDM Event and not just the significant ones?
Not so sure about that idea. If the 'alleged' FDM triggers in this outfit are true it would be a full time job. More importantly though, the feeling of constant monitoring could undermine one's confidence in operating safely within the aircraft limitations. I've flown with pilots refusing to operate say the flaps above the FDM trigger speed, even though it's well within the placard speed. While you try to be nice to your aircraft there are times when the flaps or gear need to be used for a bit of extra drag. You fly the plane as you think management would like to see you fly, rather than what you believe is right for the moment. The last I'd like is another pilot (i.e. the gatekeeper or other) second guessing, putting their opinion in as to how I should fly. There is a difference if it was a safety critical situation of course.
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