[dba-Tech] Downed planes and Black-box technology

Hi Lambert,

yes, I agree with you that the blackbox has a data logging requirement.
However, I presume that we all now also recognise that planes need an
additional robust location identifier.

You are correct that there is no need to mix up the two, I was doing that.
With this in mind, all that airlines need to do is design, build and
install a second device, the 365 day GPS tracker to existing aircraft.  We
can leave the Black boxes as they are until next generation and then assess
how to mix both parts.

Mark



On 8 January 2015 at 13:56, Heenan, Lambert <Lambert.Heenan at aig.com> wrote:

> ??? The black boxes are not about tracking where the panes are. They
> record data about what the plane was doing, and cockpit conversations. That
> data and those conversations can lead to an understanding of what went
> wrong in the event of an accident.
>
> Lambert
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
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>
> Can someone explain why airlines keep relying on archaic black-box
> technology when vastly superior GPS-based tracking solutions are already on
> the market? No matter how much these new solutions cost, surely they are
> less expensive than the price of an airliner + its passengers. This makes
> no sense to me.
>
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