This report was prepared at the request of the FAA 
Administrator and the Chairman of the National Transportation 
Safety Board.  The committee’s objective was to define 
operational concepts for acquiring, storing, and managing data 
concerning the state of the aircraft, operation of the 
aircraft, and air/ground and air/air communications.  The 
document is intended to help identify recorded data 
requirements to industry in advance so the technology can be 
incorporated early in new designs, minimizing event-driven 
rulemaking.  The final report contains seven recommendations 
that summarize the important issues and changes that need to be 
considered in the area of flight data collection over the next 
15 years.  Appendices detailing the work of the three working 
groups are included: -WG-1, Data Needs -WG-2, Technology -WG-2, 
Data Use and Protection Additionally, the report includes an 
appendix on deployable cockpit voice and flight data recorders.