EGPWS Flight History Data
EGPWS Flight History Data was designed to:
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EGPWS
Flight
History
Data
was
designed
to:
- Provide detailed data on EGPWS alerts
to improve terrain database
to evaluate the performance of EGPWS algorithms in real-world operation
• maximize CFIT protection
• minimize nuisance alarms
• EGPWS Flight History Data can:
- Hel
p
p
rovide data to investi
g
ate Incidents / Accidents
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Where FDRs do not exist on the aircraft or fail to function
• EGPWS does not add much beyond what FDR provides
But, it wasn’t designed for accident investigation purposes
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