The latest update involving the Black Boxes is as follows:
The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) has been retrieved, however investigators say they have not been able to retrieve the contents of the recorder as of yet. I’m not sure if this is because of any damage or if the process simply takes time. Investigators remain optimistic that they will be able to resolve the issue with the CVR and will extract the recordings shortly.
The Flight Data Recorder (FDR) has been retrieved, however it appears to be extensively damaged and the memory card that is normally in the recorder is missing and the belief is that it was dislodged due to the impact.
Other than the update on the ‘Black Boxes’ there has not been much else that has come from the investigators who are now scouring the scene.
I’ll continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.
Statements of french prosecutor are hard but true. They woke sensitivities that have no place. Things are as they are, without circumlocution, or evasive, or hypocrisy.
RIP for all passengers of unfortunate flight 9525
Forever, I’ve learned that the black boxes can not be damaged by impact, dipping or explosion. For the first time, I see that the black boxes of flight 9525 were seriously damaged by the impact. Let’s move to use technology, satellite registration. No more black boxes on board (or keep them as back-up). The cloud can handle voice, sound & video.
I agree 100%. The black boxes are outdated. Real time streaming is easy and manageable.
CANT THEY USE DRONES TO SEARCH SINCE ITS NOT EASY TO GET TO ON FOOT? THINK THIS IS WHERE DRONES COME IN HANDY, JUST A THOUGHT!!!
These days when airlines seem so capable of providing always on Internet connectivity & in-flight WiFi to their passengers, it appears red tape & a can’t do attitude are the only things preventing a live streaming of FDR and CVR to be stored remotely on the cloud.
In fact, there’s no technical reason that we can’t also have a live cockpit video recording stored in the cloud, in addition to just voice – there’s plenty of upstream bandwidth available.
You raise an excellent point. Unfortunately, because of the number of recent incidents, I think this will become something that will be addressed. It would be very easy to accomplish if you can get rid of the red tape.