FLIGHT DATA SYSTEMS INSIGHTS
Regulatory updates, recorder planning and technical guidance on cockpit voice and flight data recorders, on-wing downloads and readout, from the Flight Data Systems engineering and customer success teams.
A 2-hour CVR can overwrite the event you most need to understand. What the NTSB, FAA and ICAO found, where the requirements stand, and why the cost difference is close to zero.
HHMPI is approved and supported in Airbus and Boeing aircraft maintenance manuals and fits MRO tool control, so any qualified technician can complete recorder downloads.
Recorder expectations for helicopters are rising in Europe and the US. SENTRY brings a compact, low-power CVR, FDR or CVFDR with rotor speed input to rotorcraft.
The FDAIU and SENTRY replace a legacy ARINC 542A recorder in its existing tray, saving up to 12 lb with no aircraft modification and minimal downtime.
HHMPI is available to buy, rent daily or weekly, or consign with a readout contract. Here is how V2 and V3 units and the rental options map to legacy and 25-hour recorders.
SENTRY uses an FPGA architecture with no airborne software, a patent-pending memory protection system and license-free downloads in a compact titanium recorder.
Regulators expect CVR and FDR recordings to be inspected on a schedule. HHMPI downloads plus Flight Data Systems Readout Services cover the check from aircraft to report.
Beyond replacing an ARINC 542A recorder, the FDAIU adds ARINC 429 inputs and a real-time clock so legacy aircraft can record more parameters with accurate time reference.
HHMPI streams ARINC 717 data from the aircraft’s FDR in real time, in raw or engineering units, for troubleshooting, calibration, and control surface checks.
See which requirement applies to your aircraft and what the upgrade involves.
