18 Flight Data Collection

Question 1

What information does a Flight Data Recorder store?

Answer 1

• Records technical parameters
• Engine Data
• Air Data
• Configuration
• Instruments
• Control Positions

Question 2

How long does a Flight Data Recorder record information for before overwriting it?

Answer 2

• 25 hours

- 30mins for older AC

Question 3

When does the Flight Data Recorder start recording information?

Answer 3

• Must start recording before the AC moves under it’s own power
• Starts recording either, 5 mins after battery master is switched on or,
• When engine 1 starts (if within 5 mins of battery master)

Question 4

When does the Flight Data Recorder stop recording information?

Answer 4

5 mins after the engines have been shut down

Question 5

What audio is captured by the Cockpit Voice Recorder?

Answer 5

• Cockpit Intercom
• Radios
• Cockpit Ambient
• Cockpit PA
• Cockpit / Cabin Interphone

Question 6

How long does the Cockpit Voice Recorder store information before overwriting it?

Answer 6

• 2 hours

- 30 mins on an old AC

Question 7

When does the Cockpit Voice Recorder start recording?

Answer 7

• When engine 1 starts or

- The Pilots can manually start the voice recorder