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He probably saved more lives than any single person in aviation history

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He probably saved more lives than any single person in aviation history

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He probably saved more lives than any single person in aviation history
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, May 26th 2023 18:05Z, last updated Friday, May 26th 2023 18:05Z
Flight Safety Foundation's CEO stated: "It is accepted within the industry that Don Bateman has probably saved more lives than any single person in the history of aviation."

Don Bateman, inventor of the GPWS and dedicating all his life to aviation safety, passed away on Sunday (May 21st 2023) aged 91. Don began working as electrical engineer with Sunstrand Corporation and subsequently joined Honeywell for most of his career, and pioneered the Ground Proximity Warning System in the late 1960s (the related patent was granted in 1976) subsequently improving the system into EGPWS as well as other innovative and cost effective avionics devices.
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RIP to a great man
By Martine on Sunday, May 28th 2023 13:04Z
May he rest in peace. What a legacy to have left behind!
RIP
By The Legacy on Sunday, May 28th 2023 05:32Z
What a legend. May you rest in peace knowing he did so much for aviation.
@ Mister Moochy on Saturday, May 27th 2023 15:10Z
By Simon Hradecky on Sunday, May 28th 2023 05:16Z
When I met Don, he was with Honeywell. I took a remark in his biography as if Sundstrand Corporation had become Honeywell as quite credible. Now in re-reading after your remarks I found out, that he left Sundstrand and joined Honeywell early in his career. I have updated the text accordingly.
Thank You Sir
By Radu on Saturday, May 27th 2023 18:45Z
Chapeau!
J.S. Morrel - Saving Lives
By John on Saturday, May 27th 2023 17:58Z
J.S. Morrel was another great inventor and this world needs many more.

"TCAS and the Irascible Genius Who Invented It: Traffic Collision Avoidance System for Airplanes in Flight"

J.S. Morrel spent years refining, defending, and advocating for his life saving Traffic Collision Avoidance System for Airplanes in Flight, or TCAS for short. Unfortunately, it wasn’t until 1989, many years after his death, that TCAS became widely adopted and required. TCAS continues to save countless lives using the same basic principles that J.S. Morrel developed.
RIP
By Darren on Saturday, May 27th 2023 17:42Z
RIP Don . You lived a very worthwhile life
RIP
By Ivan on Saturday, May 27th 2023 17:04Z
RIP Don, he truly helped aviation and saved millions of lives
Don Bateman, inventor of the GPWS
By Mister Moochy on Saturday, May 27th 2023 15:10Z
Thank you Mr. Bateman for dedicating your talents and invention to aviation safety. No doubt thousands of lives were saved over the decades by avoiding potential flight into terrain accidents. And it continues today.

Just a minor correction: Sundstrand was a leading manufacturer of various aerospace components and systems over many decades. It was purchased by United Technologies in the late 1980s and merged with UTC's Hamilton Standard division and renamed Hamilton Sundstrand. That part of UTC was later renamed or rebranded to UTAS (United Technologies Aerospace Systems), then years later UTC merged with Raytheon, thus Raytheon Technologies was created.

I don't believe Honeywell was involved.
Don Bateman
By Tom McBroom on Saturday, May 27th 2023 15:04Z
RIP Don. It was an honor to know you.
By Chris on Saturday, May 27th 2023 12:49Z
Thank you Mr Bateman..Rest knowing that you truly have been a pioneer and a life saver.....Rest Easy
R.I.P. Don
By Captain Jim Bigglesworth on Saturday, May 27th 2023 07:07Z
The story that as his casket was being lowered into the grave a warning sounded ", PULL UP! PULL UP!" probably isn't true.

Vale Don. Well done.
RIP
By Levent on Saturday, May 27th 2023 07:00Z
RIP Mr. Bateman.
Genius
By on Saturday, May 27th 2023 05:02Z
A genius and saver of so many lives!
Including my own…
Another candidate for most lives saved
By Peter Gray on Friday, May 26th 2023 23:24Z
David Warren, invented the black box.
RIP Don
By Mike Maekawa on Friday, May 26th 2023 23:11Z
Truely sad at the news. Thanks for your guidance, Don, in the promotion of air safety. Rest in peace.
Simon's title is the most appropriate.
Charles "Don" Bateman
By Retired on Friday, May 26th 2023 21:48Z
Don
By Smoot on Friday, May 26th 2023 21:17Z
RIP Don...

Your work with the IATA ACTF and the ACTG will also never be forgotten...Hopefully the trip west that we all must eventually take had blue skies and no turbulence...

It was always a sincere pleasure to work with someone who WAS a true safety expert and pioneer instead of the many safety "posers" out here today...
By il maestro on Friday, May 26th 2023 20:25Z
I don't know how many lives you exactly saved Don... but I surely know you saved mine, some years ago... thank you.
Three Musketeers of Aviation safety
By Miljenko Radic on Friday, May 26th 2023 19:50Z
Along with Don Batemen, Primus inter pares ("first among equals") are also dr Theodor Fujita, microburst and windshear and George B. Litchford - TCAS/ACAS.
Luis Alvarez
By Richard S on Friday, May 26th 2023 18:51Z
Don't forget Luis Alvarez, the Nobel prize winning physicist. He invented the first microwave phased array radar antenna that allowed precision bombing despite clouds during WWII and then he devised Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) which vastly improved air traffic control and aircraft landing in poor visibility conditions. He was personally a lifelong pilot and continued to work on aspects of ILS.
By R flyer on Friday, May 26th 2023 18:39Z
I fully agree. RIP, a real contribution to aviation safety.
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