Duncan Aviation Introduces Straight Talk Book About Flight Data Recorders/Cockpit Voice Recorders

To ensure Duncan Aviation’s customers remain well-informed when it comes to the latest mandates and regulations, two of the company’s avionics experts write a book about flight data recorders (FDRs) and cockpit voice recorders (CVRs). FDRs and CVRs record bits of information from the aircraft and its systems or from the pilots in the cockpit to help investigators learn more about aircraft incidents and accidents, including the events leading up to them.

The authors of Straight Talk About FDRs/CVRs, manager of Satellite Operations, Matt Nelson, and manager of the Houston, TX, Duncan Aviation Satellite, Mark Winter, intend the book to be a learning tool to answer questions regarding the use and regulation of FDRs/CVRs. The book can be found at: DuncanAviation.aero/resources/straight-talk/fdrs-cvrs.

Digital technology has dramatically increased the amount of information that can be stored on the recorders, and the authors discuss which systems are typically monitored and recorded and why. The book also goes into detail about the complexity of the various regulations and mandates regarding the units themselves, the affected aircraft, and the various parameters or data points required by the FAA, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Transport Canada (TCCA), and Agencia Federal de Aviacion Civil) AFAC.

In part, Straight Talk About FDRs/CVRs was created as a result of the expanded Mexican regulations regarding FDRs, most of which went into effect Dec. 31, 2022, and are now being enforced. The authors go into great detail, clarifying the mandate and what exactly pilots need when to know when flying in Mexican airspace.

For more information about any aspect of the book, including information regarding how and when to access the information on the FDRs/CVRs, contact manager of Satellite Operations, Matt Nelson, at Matt.Nelson@DuncanAviation.com or +1 402.479.4202.