ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft-General Aviation Aeroplanes) Regulations, 2018
31. Flight data recorders and aircraft data recording system
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
31. Flight data recorders and aircraft data recording system
(1)Flight Data Recorders (‘FDRs’) are of the following types—(a)types I and IA FDRs shall record the parameters required to determine accurately the aeroplane flight path, speed, attitude, engine power, configuration and operation; and(b)type II FDRs shall record the parameters required to determine accurately the aeroplane flight path, speed, attitude, engine power and configuration of lift and drag devices.(2)A person shall not operate an aeroplane for which the application for type certification is submitted to a Contracting State on or after the 1st January 2016, and which are required to be fitted with an FDR shall record the pilot input or control surface position and primary controls (pitch, roll, yaw) parameters at a maximum recording interval of 0.125 seconds.(3)A person shall not operate an aeroplane equipped with FDRs of the following types—(a)engraving metal foil FDRs;(b)analogue FDRs using frequency modulation (FM);(c)photographic film FDRs; and(4)All FDRs shall be capable of retaining the information recorded during at least the last 25 hours of their operation.