Video opptakere i cockpit? - AIN

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May 27, 2022

AINsight: Is It Time for Cockpit Video Recorders?

Cockpit image recording systems (CIRS) are a highly charged topic—the NTSB and ALPA have diametrically opposed views, with the FAA somewhere in between. The NTSB’s position is that video images—when supplemented by flight data and voice—would be helpful in learning more about why an aircraft crashed. But the FAA has not mandated the installation of CIRS, citing privacy, security, cost, and other concerns. And pilot unions, including the Airline Pilots Association International (ALPA), oppose their installation due to privacy issues and a belief that images/video would provide imprecise information during an investigation.​

For the investigator, video is rich with information and would be helpful to determine the cause of a crash, whereas the pilot associations have drawn the line and clearly want to protect its membership from misuse of images. Each position is understandable. The FAA must act and weigh the benefits of cockpit video versus other concerns such as privacy. 

To me, the choice is crystal clear. After doing flight data analysis work for more than 20 years and flying professionally for 35, even the most advanced aircraft have limitations with the quantity and quality of recorded flight data. Video recorders as proposed would be used only after an accident and would supplement existing flight data and voice recordings in a tightly controlled environment. The time has come.