FLIGHT RECORDER

Definition

• A general term applied to any instrument or device that records information about the performance of an aircraft in flight or about conditions encountered in flight. Flight recorders may make records of airspeed, outside air temperature, vertical acceleration, engine RPM, manifold pressure, and other pertinent variables for a given flight.
  (See ICAO term FLIGHT RECORDER.)

References

• Pilot Controller Glossary, Federal Aviation Administration, 2023