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XIX. THE BASIC SHORTCOMING OF THE PRESENT SOLUTIONS
The most basic shortcoming of the present FDR systems is that the flight data

within the system is 'disconnected" and not immediately accessible to emergency

responders in the event of a crash where the aircraft has lost contact with radar

systems. Moreover, the data is at risk of loss if the flight goes off of radar.

All of the previously cited black box inventions, including those which predate the

year 2014 have one thing in common: they are all disconnected from a data network

and none of these invention actually deploy satellite technology for the realization of

a "sky network" for manipulating the data in the event the aircraft is lost from radar.

XX. SATELLITE & SATELLITE INTERNET ACCESS - A PROMISING SOLUTION

Satellites offer a global footprint for communications purposes. Even when an

aircraft fly off radar, it is still within the footprint of the satellite and can be located.

Satellite Internet access is Internet access provided through communications

satellites. Modern satellite Internet service is typically provided to users through

geostationary satellites that can offer high data speeds, with newer satellites

achieving downstream data speeds up to 15 Mbps. Satellite Internet access can be

provided in a variety of ways and efficient access to black box data via satellite could

easily provide the medium to transfer data to and from the FDR, the satellite, and

remote locations. Data in this respects means all types of data, including live video

data, saved to the FDR device, including any video feeds connected via the local

area network. Satellite technology can be used as a high speed wireless transport

system, to provide the necessary data transfers to duplicate the data, and real time

access. Commercial flights are an excellent opportunity for the deployment of Low

Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites., Middle Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites, GEO stationary,

and Ultralight atmospheric aircraft as satellites for connecting to black box data.

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