Safety
ALPA Quick To Attack NTSB’s Video Recording Idea
NTSB outlines ideas to locate a downed aircraft within six miles of impact.

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) wasted no time to voice its displeasure with the NTSB’s suggestion on Thursday that tamper-proof cockpit video recorders be installed on Part 121 aircraft. The Safety Board's recommendations, which focused on facilitating the tracking and locating of downed aircraft, favors an on-board system capable of storing the last two hours of a flight on video, as well as the ability to broadcast sufficient information to establish an impact point within six nautical miles.