Originally Posted by
anengineer
Does anyone know if any revisions to CV/FDR design are in the pipeline, after MH370 and AF447, such as auto-jettisoning, floating units?
I find it rather depressing that here we are, several years on, with the risk, again, of potentially being unable to locate the data recorders.
(note I'm no aviation pro, just an enthusiast)
Last info I came upon around a year ago is essentially nothing. There seem to be thoughts thrown around about adding GPS coordinates to the ACARS messages plus preventing the pilot from turning off ACARS. But no concrete action yet.
You can imagine the objections, and indeed they are sensible: what if there's an electric fire? Does the benefit from pretty rare events justify the risk? And so on.