kellwolf
Piece of Trash
I'm with pretty much every one else, the marginal benefits of the accident investigations here outweigh the costs. I don't think there would be any more information on a video than you could get from the existing recording equipment. Plus, the media would be clammering for the video the minute a plane crashed so they could show the footage on the 11 o'clock news. Through enough $$$ at an overworked, underpaid gov't employee, and a copy might "accidentally" make it out of the NTSB.
As far as CVRs being leaked, I think that once the investigation is complete, it's public domain. It's considered part of the official report, which is public record. That's why airdisaster.com hasn't been shut down yet.
As far as CVRs being leaked, I think that once the investigation is complete, it's public domain. It's considered part of the official report, which is public record. That's why airdisaster.com hasn't been shut down yet.