If the system included a "black box" that data could be
saved, but after a crash and fire and likely fractures
chips, recovery of such data is not likely.


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| | Yes, also, reported that they were in the middle of
the
| | river, not near the upwind shore.
| |
| | Was their path recorded with enough precision to make
that
| | determination?
|
| I got the information second-hand from the President of
| Cirrus Design via a conversation with Rudy Frasca.
|
|
| Did he mention where the information came from?
|
| That brings to mind a question I've had about panel-mount
GPSs. Sorry
| for the thread-creep.
|
| All the handheld GPSs I've seen have a "recording" feature
that allows
| you to see where you've been. I've never seen that in any
panel-mount,
| but I wonder whether there's a hidden feature that is not
accessible
| from the normal user interface. Seems like it would be
valuable for
| accident investigation.
|
| If I were the NTSB, I'd recommend this feature be added,
if it doesn't
| already exist.
|
| In case there's a portable GPS in an accident aircraft,
does the NTSB
| extract the position history as part of its investigation?
|
| Dave