DAY 1:

General Lecture:

• Flight Recorder Operating Specifications
• Flight Data Recording Overview and ARINC Flight Data Formats
• Introduction of FDAU* Data Documentation Formats
• Flight Data Recovery and Engineering Unit Conversions
• Discussion of GSE* and use on Aircraft and Bench
• Functional Descriptions of Internal FDR Components
• Maintenance capabilities

DAY 2: General lecture continued and demonstration of ROSE/FAST

Demonstration & Practical Exercises:

• ROSE/FAST* Software Programming and Database Design
• ROSE/FAST* Software including Reporting Formats
• Flight Data Download
• Flight Data Analysis including Data Search Filtering

DAY 3: Continuation of Day 2

Demonstration & Practical Exercises:

• ROSE/FAST* Software Programming and Database Design
• ROSE/FAST* Software including Reporting Formats
• Flight Data Download
• Flight Data Analysis including Data Search Filtering

DAY 4: Continuation of Day 3

Certificates of completion and class critique
Facility tour

* FDAU = Flight Data Acquisition Unit
*GSE = Ground Support Equipment
* ROSE = Read-Out Support Equipment
* FAST = Flight Analysis Software Tool