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Wide experience of routes and type of operation

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Computer literacy

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Qualified in Human Factors

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Sound knowledge of Quality Management

Note: The Flight Operation Analyst must be approved by the pilot community, as he acts as a gatekeeper and ensures confidentiality of the data.
The System Engineer is in charge of flight data recorder serviceability and PC analysis programs.
System Engineer duties are:
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Run systems, perform data fine filtering, and confirm event detection

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Ensure that all data generated is securely stored

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Participate in production of statistical reports

Qualifications required for System Engineer position are:
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Electronic data processing experience

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Knowledge in aeronautic principles and technology

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Good knowledge of global operating practices

Once again, selecting personnel to staff the FOM program depends on the program’s scope, the size and organization of the airline, and the technology that will be implemented to record and analyze information. A typical program includes a FOM manager, one or more Flight Operation Analysts, and one or more System Engineer. FOM team members should be technically proficient and have excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
Any person involved in FOM has to demonstrate a high degree of integrity.
Getting to grips with FOM

Tools
FOM system consists of onboard (in-flight data acquisition) and ground-based (data analysis) elements.
Onboard the aircraft
The on-board side of the system is essentially dedicated to data acquisition. The quality and the quantity of data will govern the reliability of FOM to a great extent. Two procedures for data acquisition are used:
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Manual recording of in-flight facts through Crew Observation or Crew Reports. To avoid irrelevant points strict recording rules have to be defined and applied.

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Automatic recording of flight data through the onboard aircraft equipment. This procedure is a compulsory data acquisition method for FDM.

Flight Data Recording System
Based on AIRBUS A320, there are two "paths" for automatic flight data collection: one through Flight Data Recording System (FDRS) and second through Aircraft Integrated Data System (AIDS). These acquisitions "paths" may vary as a function of different system architecture.
The Flight Data Recording System (FDRS) is used to record aircraft mandatory parameters. The FDRS consists of a Flight Data Interface Unit (FDIU) connected as shown below to a Solid State Flight Data Recorder (SSFDR) and an optional Quick Access Recorder (QAR).
The Flight Data Interface Unit (FDIU) receives discrete and digital parameters and processes them. The functions of the FDIU are: conversion, comparison and check. The FDIU converts the input parameters into a recordable format for recorders:
　
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