Originally Posted by
TristarJS30
Isn't that a direct violation of the FARS?
I even seem to remember an ATP written question specifically asking if cockpit voice recorders could be used in certificate or legal action.
Doing an "audit" like FOQA could be argued as looking at trends. The FAA might do a sampling of a certain percentage of voice recorders and could come out with results saying "the vast majority of pilots adhere to the sterile cockpit rule from what we have seen" or "the sterile cockpit rule needs extra emphasis in airline pilot recurrent training based on the data we have sampled to date."
Just playing devils advocate as this would not be using the voice recorders for certifcate or legal action.