European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced new stringent proposals for flight recorders and underwater locating devices follow...
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has announced new stringent proposals for flight recorders and underwater locating devices following the mysterious crash of Flight MH370.
The new EASA requirements include the extension of the transmission time of underwater locating devices (ULD) fitted on flight recorders from 30 days to 90 days.
EASA also proposes to equip large aeroplanes overflying oceans with a new type of ULD that have longer locating range than the current flight recorders ULDs.
Alternatively, aircraft may be equipped with a means to determine the location of an accident within 6 Nautical Miles accuracy.
In addition, the minimum recording duration of Cockpit Voice Recorders installed on new large aeroplanes should be increased to 20 hours from present 2 hours.
