Abstract: A system for monitoring the operation of a vehicle. The system comprises a plurality of sensors; a plurality of optical capture devices; a memory in which at least a recording schema is stored, the at least recording schema contains rules for operation of at least one of the plurality of optical capture devices responsive of at least one of the plurality of sensors respective of at least one activity to be captured; and a recorder coupled to the plurality of sensors, the plurality of optical capture devices and the memory, the recorder determines based on the at least recording schema and responsive of at least an input from at least one of the plurality of sensors which of the at least one of the plurality of optical capture devices to operate.

Abstract: A mobile instrument that captures audio, video and motion/position data for a flight or other activities is described. A web service that processes the recorded data and allows a user to interact with the processed data emulating the flight or other activities is also described. Methods associated with capturing the data and processing the data are also described.