Cockpit Voice Recorders Only Record 2 Hours at a Time. The NTSB Chair Wants it to be 25 Hours

The cockpit voice recorder, a crucial component of the "black box," records on a two-hour loop, overwriting previous audio with new sound. This constraint has affected 10 investigations in the last five years, including inquiries into near-collisions on U.S. runways in 2023, as noted by NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy.

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