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Designed specifically for accurate and quick FDR readout, DAE for Aerospace (DAE®) makes FDR regulatory compliance an easy task. DAE®automatically detects out of range parameters saving you tons of time, and thousands of dollars during the readout process. DAE® has been employed for tons of FDR readout’s around the globe, and remains until this day, the go-to FDA app for getting the job done!

“DAE® for Aerospace is more simplified than Honeywell ADRAS. The process of retrieving aircraft data is straight-forward and more user friendly…”
 – Elmer Goopio, Senior Avionics Engineer, jetBlue Airways, NY

A First in the History of Aviation Safety!

Why is our new Audio Data Monitoring (ADM™), taking the industry by storm? Short answer! While Flight Data Monitoring can detect deviations from standard operating procedures, it cannot reveal oversights and issues with standard verbal commands and callouts, full checklist compliance, mandatory briefings, and ATC/Pilot communications. FDM may capture “unstable at 1000 feet”, but will not reveal the real driver, which may have been increased workload due to a last minute runway change. The good news is…ADM will! Now measure that!

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A Global Institute dedicated to the Science of Flight Data

Learn all about CVR intelligibility reporting, voice identification & recognition, transcription accuracy, noise filtering & suppression, defect detection and more…

More than just FDR compliance. Attain mastery in correlational, comparative, regulatory, aeronautical, and behavioral analysis.

FDM software app’s were not designed to do it all. Explore statistics, data mining, and artificial intel and apply it to your everyday tasks.

Calling all Accident Investigators! This PhD level material definitely prepares you to tackle today’s most challenging flight data anomalies and challenges.

Leave no defect uncovered! Hands on troubleshooting and training in our CVR & FDR systems laboratory. Databuses, sensors, and recording components galore!

Do you really know how, why, where, when, and what pilots do? If not, join our VFR, IFR, Commercial & ATP course series to elevate your expertise and capabilities.

You cannot analyze an Embraer 190 like a Boeing 757. Attend aircraft specific analysis courses to master each aircraft type.

Expand your proficiency with knowledge based and industry recognized root cause analysis of Events, Incidents, and Accidents (EIA).

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The Most Comprehensive FDR Readout Service in the Industry

Our Certificate of Compliance not only ensures your FDR meets the minimum regulatory requirements, but it also guarantees your parameter resolution, accuracy, sampling, range, correlation, and calibration requirements are met as well. We offer the fastest, most accurate, and most complete FDR readout report in the industry. At least that is what our customers say!

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Flight Data Monitoring (FDM+)

Benefit from 50 years of experience with a robust FDM program.

Sim Training Monitoring (STM ®)

Another industry breakthrough! We integrate the DFDAU/FDIMU into your sim to monitor your pilot training curriculum. Now that is cutting edge!

Flight Data Monitoring (FDM+)

Benefit from 50 years of experience with a robust FDM program.

Sim Training Monitoring (STM ®)

Another industry breakthrough! We integrate the DFDAU/FDIMU into your sim to monitor your pilot training curriculum. Now that is cutting edge!

Flight Data Monitoring (FDM+)

Benefit from 50 years of experience with a robust FDM program.

Sim Training Monitoring (STM ®)

Another industry breakthrough! We integrate the DFDAU/FDIMU into your sim to monitor your pilot training curriculum. Now that is cutting edge!

FDM+...see how it works

We’ll crunch the data for you, so you can spend your time to making data driven decisions.

FDM+...see how it works

STM ®...FDM for your sim

Who’s monitoring the Trainer? FDM is great at detecting deviations from SOP’s, but what if the weak link is your pilot training program? Complete the loop!

STM ®...FDM for your sim

FDM+...see how it works

We’ll crunch the data for you, so you can spend your time to making data driven decisions.

FDM+...see how it works

STM ®...FDM for your sim

Who’s monitoring the Trainer? FDM is great at detecting deviations from SOP’s, but what if the weak link is your pilot training program? Complete the loop!

FDM+...see how it works

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What is a Dataframe Layout (DFL)?

A DFL, also known by the name Logical Frame Layout (LFL), Dataframe Interface Control & Requirements Document, and many other names depending on the manufacturer, is a document which specifies the FDR, QAR, or DAR Parameter Word (location), Recording Speed, Sampling Rate, Bits, and Conversion formulae for your recording system.  

With regard to Flight Data Recorder Systems, what exactly does wps imply? I have noticed this abbreviation in our FDR documentation and in communications with the manufacturer several times:

WPS = words per second. A word (12-bits in length) contains binary data which represents a specific parameter value. Please see figure 1 below. Your FDR records in frames (4 second intervals) and each frame contains 4 sub frames (one sub frame = 1 second). With each second that goes by a specific quantity of words are recorded into memory. If you operate a 64 wps FDR system, you will record 64 12-bit words in one second. The higher the word capacity the more information you can record.

How can I determine the speed of my Flight Data Recording system in words per second (wps)?

There are basically 4 ways to determine your speed, with the 4th being a bit more involved. First, the speed should be listed or documented in chapter 31 of your aircraft Maintenance Manual and/or Wiring Diagram Manual. However there are times when for some reason, the required information cannot be found. If this is the case, as a second method, you may reference the CMM or technical specification for your Flight Data Acquisition Unit (FDAU). If you are still unable to find this information, you may contact the aircraft manufacturer for the wps or review your previous FDR download analysis reports. Please keep in mind, the OEM will only know the as-delivered configuration of your aircraft. If there were modifications to your aircraft post-delivery – manufacturer unaware of the changes – youll need to contact us for an analysis of your raw data. Using our software we can determine the wps of your system.

How can determine the amount of hours recorded by my FDR?

The amount of recorded hours is dependent on a combination of your FDAU wps output and FDR maximum allowable recording speed. If there is a one to one relationship between the two units, i.e. – 64 wps FDAU with a 64 wps FDR, you will record the last 25 hours of flight data. This also applies to the case when the FDAU and FDR are both 128wps, 256wps, or even higher. If there is a mismatch between the FDAU and FDR speed, a small and simple calculation can be made to determine actual flight hour recording capacity. See the figure below for the various possibilities:

How do I modify my FDR to record more than 25 hours?

You can modify the program pins at the rear of the SSFDR to uptick your recording hours. For example, if you have a Honeywell PN 980-4700-XXX installed, you can alter the ‘ground/open’ discrete wiring at pin 17 & 18 of the SSFDR mating connector to increase your recording capacity.

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