Meet the Man Behind a Revolution in Aviation Safety

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https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-bateman-airplane-safety-device/

"Before retiring in June, Don Bateman and his band of colleagues dabbled in the world of Cold War espionage, hid the true cost of their endeavor from their corporate masters and endured skepticism from the very airlines whose planes were being lost. In spite of repeated changes in corporate ownership and the blunt-spoken Bateman's occasional threats to quit, he worked on his mission to save lives with the same group for almost six decades, colleagues said.

"Eventually Bateman's Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System became required in most commercial planes around the world,..."

Mike