# \#flight-data-recorder

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## [Why Not Upload Flight Data and Cockpit Voice Recorders to the Cloud?](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/why-not-upload-flight-data-and-cockpit-voice-recorders-to-the-cloud/1445)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [28 May 2022 14:31 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/why-not-upload-flight-data-and-cockpit-voice-recorders-to-the-cloud/1445 "2022-05-28T14:31:45Z")

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The total information recorded on the physical “black box” flight data and cockpit voice recorders is on the order of 20 gigabytes for a long-haul flight. Even with a system like Starlink, given the number…