BATTERY BACKUPS PROBLEMATIC

Capt. (ret.) Ray Lahr's comments regarding the need for battery backup for flight data recorders (FDR) raise several questions (AW&ST Nov. 21, p. 6). I can see two big obstacles. The FDR is only one-third of the accident investigation equation. Another third would be the data-collection points and...

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