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By: Lyngengr

Lyngengr — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:30:38 +0000

I for one am growing weary of all the excuses being published from “experts” regarding the inability of modern aircraft to stream flight data. In the article quoted above, there was one other opinion that was not included:

But Krishna Kavi, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of North Texas, said that might not be the case. In 2001, Mr. Kavi proposed transmitting in real time just the information from the flight data recorder. “The amount of data is very small compared to video photos that you receive on smartphones,” he said. Mr. Kavi said his plan was even more achievable today.

Last time I checked, this is the 21st century. To continue recording key flight performance parameters on ANALOG tape, and then hoping to find the recorder after a crash, is insane. Stop quoting the naysayers and let’s get on with developing a wireless digital system.

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:36:11 +0000

So, they can give the passengers mobile phone coverage and internet access — but they can’t send the critical flight information in real time…. Whaaaaat??? Oh yeah, I forgot, they can CHARGE the passengers for mobile phone and internet access.
Ridiculous that they can’t seem to justify the cost of safety.