Aircraft recording system interface for rapid configuration

A configuration method for configuring an aircraft recording system using an aircraft recording system configuration device, the configuration method comprising:

• providing the aircraft recording system configuration device, wherein the aircraft recording system configuration device is unpowered and in an initial state of configuration;
• powering the aircraft recording system configuration device by activating a physical interface disposed on an outer surface of the aircraft recording system configuration device, wherein the physical interface comprises an indicator, and wherein the physical interface is a context-sensitive interface configured to perform different functions depending on a current state of the aircraft recording system configuration device;
• automatically configuring the aircraft recording system into a default configuration state using the aircraft recording system configuration device without requiring connection to an external device;
• and
• recording aircraft data via the aircraft recording system by way of a data collection interface.

A configuration method for configuring an aircraft recording system, the configuration method comprising:

• providing an aircraft recording system configuration device, wherein the aircraft recording system configuration device is unpowered and in an initial state of configuration;
• powering the aircraft recording system configuration device by activating a physical interface disposed on an outer surface of the aircraft recording system configuration device, wherein the physical interface is a context-sensitive interface configured to perform different functions depending on a current state of the aircraft recording system configuration device;
• booting a wireless interface;
• wirelessly connecting to an external device;
• uploading a configuration file to the aircraft recording system configuration device from the external device;
• establishing a configuration state via the configuration file;
• and
• recording aircraft data via the aircraft recording system.