Investigators call for real-time helicopter safety data analysis

UK accident investigators have called on safety regulators to mandate real-time analysis of helicopter vibration monitoring data to allow pilots to be warned rapidly of impending problems. In addition, the European Aviation Safety Agency should work to reduce the interval for capturing the data "thereby enhancing the usefulness of [the] data for the timely detection of an impending failure". (www.flightglobal.com) More...