System, methodology, and process for wireless transmission of sensor data onboard an aircraft to a portable electronic device

A method of autonomously transmitting Quick Access Recorder (QAR) or Multi Function Data Acquisition Unit (MFDAU) data from an aircraft, comprising:

• autonomously transmitting the QAR or MFDAU data to a portable electronic device which a crew member brings with him onto the aircraft and which will leave the aircraft with the crew member when he leaves the aircraft;
• autonomously transmitting the QAR or MFDAU data from the portable electronic device when the electronic device is off of the aircraft and connects to a network, wherein the data comprises:
• data acquired from a Cockpit Voice and Video Recorder (CV2R) Ethernet feed;
• data from a Multi Function Data Acquisition Unit (MFDAU) Data Feed;
• and
• aircraft flight data.

A system for monitoring and reporting operation of an aircraft, comprising:

• at least one of a quick access recorder and a multifunction data acquisition unit operably configured to substantially continuously receive and store data from a plurality of data feeds;
• a portable electronic device operably configured to autonomously connect to and receive data stored on the quick access recorder or multifunction data acquisition unit;
• wherein the portable electronic device stores the data;
• and
• wherein the portable electronic device autonomously transmits the data stored on the portable electronic device to a destination after the connection between the portable electronic device and the quick access recorder or multifunction data acquisition unit is terminated and the portable electronic device acquires a connection to a network, wherein the portable electronic device autonomously transmits the data to a destination after the portable electronic device has been removed from the aircraft, wherein the data comprises:
• data acquired from a Cockpit Voice and Video Recorder (CV2R) Ethernet feed;
• data from a Multi Function Data Acquisition Unit (MFDAU) Data Feed;
• and
• aircraft flight data.