A monitoring system for an aircraft engine, comprising: a plurality of wireless engine sensors associated with the aircraft engine, each wireless engine sensor configured to sense an engine parameter as engine data and sense said engine parameter at a predetermined sampling rate based on engine operating conditions and transmit wirelessly the engine data regarding the sensed engine parameter and receive data regarding said sampling rate; an engine monitoring module comprising: a housing configured to be mounted at the aircraft engine, a wireless sensor processor 522) and wireless sensor transceiver mounted within the housing and configured to receive the engine data regarding sensed engine parameters from the wireless engine sensors, a first wireless transceiver 506) carried by the housing, a memory carried by the housing, a processor carried by the housing and coupled to the memory, wireless sensor transceiver and the first wireless transceiver and configured to: collect and store in said memory engine data relating to engine parameters sensed during operation of the aircraft engine by the plurality of wireless engine sensors and transmit the engine data via the first wireless transceiver characterized by a second processor at the aircraft, connected to a second wireless transceiver located within the aircraft and configured to: receive and process the engine data and determine the predetermined sampling rate for a selected wireless engine sensor based on engine operating conditions, wherein algorithms for said determining are preprogrammed or uploaded to the second processor before or during flight. a plurality of wireless engine sensors associated with the aircraft engine, each wireless engine sensor configured to sense an engine parameter as engine data and sense said engine parameter at a predetermined sampling rate based on engine operating conditions and transmit wirelessly the engine data regarding the sensed engine parameter and receive data regarding said sampling rate; an engine monitoring module comprising: a housing configured to be mounted at the aircraft engine, a wireless sensor processor 522) and wireless sensor transceiver mounted within the housing and configured to receive the engine data regarding sensed engine parameters from the wireless engine sensors, a first wireless transceiver 506) carried by the housing, a memory carried by the housing, a processor carried by the housing and coupled to the memory, wireless sensor transceiver and the first wireless transceiver and configured to: collect and store in said memory engine data relating to engine parameters sensed during operation of the aircraft engine by the plurality of wireless engine sensors and transmit the engine data via the first wireless transceiver characterized by a second processor at the aircraft, connected to a second wireless transceiver located within the aircraft and configured to: receive and process the engine data and determine the predetermined sampling rate for a selected wireless engine sensor based on engine operating conditions, wherein algorithms for said determining are preprogrammed or uploaded to the second processor before or during flight. a housing configured to be mounted at the aircraft engine, a wireless sensor processor 522) and wireless sensor transceiver mounted within the housing and configured to receive the engine data regarding sensed engine parameters from the wireless engine sensors, a first wireless transceiver 506) carried by the housing, a memory carried by the housing, a processor carried by the housing and coupled to the memory, wireless sensor transceiver and the first wireless transceiver and configured to: collect and store in said memory engine data relating to engine parameters sensed during operation of the aircraft engine by the plurality of wireless engine sensors and transmit the engine data via the first wireless transceiver characterized by a second processor at the aircraft, connected to a second wireless transceiver located within the aircraft and configured to: receive and process the engine data and determine the predetermined sampling rate for a selected wireless engine sensor based on engine operating conditions, wherein algorithms for said determining are preprogrammed or uploaded to the second processor before or during flight. collect and store in said memory engine data relating to engine parameters sensed during operation of the aircraft engine by the plurality of wireless engine sensors and transmit the engine data via the first wireless transceiver characterized by a second processor at the aircraft, connected to a second wireless transceiver located within the aircraft and configured to: receive and process the engine data and determine the predetermined sampling rate for a selected wireless engine sensor based on engine operating conditions, wherein algorithms for said determining are preprogrammed or uploaded to the second processor before or during flight. receive and process the engine data and determine the predetermined sampling rate for a selected wireless engine sensor based on engine operating conditions, wherein algorithms for said determining are preprogrammed or uploaded to the second processor before or during flight.