On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Jim Birch <planet...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It seems unlikely that any retrofit to would be justified in terms of > opportunity costs for improving flight safety. > http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/6/5686572/easa-black-box-upgrade-proposal --- 5 inShare The notoriously cost-sensitive air travel industry will have to upgrade its standard flight recorder equipment if new rules proposed in Europe are adopted. Published today<http://easa.europa.eu/newsroom-and-events/news/easa-publishes-new-proposals-flight-recorders-and-locating-devices>by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), these require an extension of the minimum signal broadcasting time of Underwater Locating Devices (ULDs) from 30 to 90 days, giving search and rescue teams more time to do their jobs, as well as a longer locating range. Additionally, the current minimum of two hours of cockpit audio recording<http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/28/5556812/black-boxes-are-drowning-in-red-tape>would be extended to 20 hours, covering the full duration of most flights in and out of the continent. The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) regulation would come into effect from the beginning of 2019, along with a prescription that it does not record to "obsolete" magnetic wire or tape. --- FC -- During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un Acto Revolucionario - George Orwell _______________________________________________ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link