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Re:Alaska 737 cockpit voice recorder data erasure renews saf... by paranoidrobot on Monday January 08, 2024 @12:00PM (#38914873)
The privacy concerns can be mitigated by some rule changes.

Mandate the 25hr recording duration.

Mandate that full playback can only be done for accident investigation purposes By NTSB, unless requested by the crew(s). Some limited duration carve-out to allow maintenance crews to listen to last 15 mins to verify operation.

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Re:Alaska 737 cockpit voice recorder data erasure renews saf... by hef19898 on Monday January 08, 2024 @12:02PM (#38914898)
Agree. And I assume that in this case unions would oppose the 25 hour recordings.
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Re:Alaska 737 cockpit voice recorder data erasure renews saf... by hef19898 on Monday January 08, 2024 @02:48PM (#38917085)
Too latebto edit: I mean Union wpupd NOT oppose 25 hour recordings, if privacy and labor concerns would be properly adressed.
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Re:Alaska 737 cockpit voice recorder data erasure renews saf... by t0mas88 on Monday January 08, 2024 @03:24PM (#38917597)
Indeed. This is how it works in Europe, with a 25 hour recording requirement for aircraft manufactured after 2021.
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