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An in-flight event recording system for acquiring data related to an aircraft, its physical condition and functioning, its altitude, position and speed, direction of travel, and any unusual events. The in-flight event recording system processes and stores the data and is able to continuously transmi

An in-flight event recording system for acquiring data related to an aircraft, its physical condition and functioning, its altitude, position and speed, direction of travel, and any unusual events. The in-flight event recording system processes and stores the data and is able to continuously transmit the data to ground based receiving and storage installations.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A flight event record system, comprising:a global positioning satellite system;an aircraft having a global positioning satellite system receiver/transmitter in communication with the global positioning satellite system for generating positioning data defining the geograph

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A flight event record system, comprising:a global positioning satellite system;an aircraft having a global positioning satellite system receiver/transmitter in communication with the global positioning satellite system for generating positioning data defining the geographical position of said aircraft, and a flight event record monitor unit for monitoring in-flight event data and transmitting said in-flight event data, said positioning data anddata uniquely identifying said aircraft only if a change in the in-flight event data exceeds a threshold;a ground based data receiving station in communication with the flight event record monitor unit for receiving the transmitted data from said aircraft; anda recording station in communication with said ground based data receiving station for storing said transmitted data at least until said aircraft has completed its flight.