Discussion GA Aircraft and Data Recorders

I. Answer the following questions in this discussion forum, along with any additional questions your instructor may post.

  1. Consider that many general aviation aircraft now have glass cockpits with no impact resistant data recorders. Explain the challenges of reading broken instruments. Will the instruments ‘capture” what you might be looking for?
  2. Should personal use aircraft be required to have some form of flight data recorders?

II. A substantial response shows thought and critical thinking, a short, two or three sentence response is not acceptable. Support your opinions with references. You may use course material, but be specific. Personal experiences etc. may be used to enhance your perspective of the questions but they must be valid and relative to the subject matter. Your instructor will evaluate your posts using the discussion rubric.