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The 25-hour cockpit voice recorder mandate: what operators and lessors need to know before 2030

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The 25-hour cockpit voice recorder mandate: what operators and lessors need to know before 2030

Yves Remmler

The 25-hour CVR mandate explained: May 2030 applicability, new-production dates, installation approvals, fleet planning and lease records for operators and lessors.

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The FAA radio altimeter rule: what operators and lessors need to know before 2030

Yves Remmler

A technical guide to the FAA radio altimeter rule, current C-band ADs, fleet planning, certification, 2030 and 2034 deadlines, and FCC rebates.

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How AI-Delivered Work Could Support Aviation

How AI-Delivered Work Could Support Aviation

Yves Remmler

Silicon Valley is taking on finished work. In aviation, that means permission, accountability, records, and certified human judgment.

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2025 in Aviation Safety

2025 in Aviation Safety

Yves Remmler

A comprehensive review of the incidents, regulations, and systemic changes that defined a consequential year for aviation — from the DCA midair collision and the A320 ELAC software recall to MOSAIC, Part 108, and the GNSS interference epidemic.

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The Airbus A320 ELAC Emergency

The Airbus A320 ELAC Emergency

Yves Remmler

A technical, regulatory, and lifecycle view of a rare but instructive event: how a solar-radiation–induced fault in Airbus's ELAC B L104 software triggered a global EAD, fleet rollback, and what it reveals about modern flight-control engineering and certification.

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Functional Safety, Human Behavior, and the Evacuation Challenge

Functional Safety, Human Behavior, and the Evacuation Challenge

Yves Remmler

Integrating behavioral insights into aircraft evacuation procedures and cabin design — what current FAA certification assumes, where real passenger behavior diverges, and how the overhead-bin debate sits at the intersection.

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Modernizing Special Airworthiness: FAA MOSAIC in Context

Modernizing Special Airworthiness: FAA MOSAIC in Context

Yves Remmler

A technical overview of FAA MOSAIC and its impact on LSA certification, regulation, and innovation — and how it sits alongside the Part 23 rewrite, supersonic policy, and the broader shift toward performance-based aviation regulation.

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DJI Disables Geofencing in the US: What Drone Operators Need to Know

DJI Disables Geofencing in the US: What Drone Operators Need to Know

Yves Remmler

DJI has disabled geofencing for its drones in the US. The change shifts more responsibility onto operators — here's a concise guide to flying safely and staying compliant.

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