Comments on: The Engineer Who Has “Saved More Lives Than Any Single Person in the History of Aviation”

By: Susan Durham

Susan Durham — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:17:10 +0000

OK, Brent:

incentives, not insentives
profit, not profite (putting a vowel after a single consonant makes the preceding vowel long).
without, not with out

I agree. In our system, one is only rewarded if they can generate passive income somehow from their work. Those who educate us, keep us safe, liberate us, should be “national treasures” as they are in Japan, and, yes, they should have it made!

And no, those who, as I do, correct other people’s spelling and grammar errors, should not be included in that bunch!

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:26:28 +0000

Is any one person worth the astronimical benefits that some CEOs and other top people in a company make? I really doubt it. Let’s stop this obscene practice! These people are no smarter than the average person, they are just meaner, more aggressive, and more amoral than the rest of us.

By: m

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:31:28 +0000

I would agree with Brent. There was a time where we appreciated the guy who made a geniune difference. people just dont do the right thing by each other any more. Lets lift those up who actually have the ideas and the motivation to follow them through. MCSH-

By: Brent

Brent — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:05:16 +0000

So this engineer, (so am I) has saved thousands of people with his inventon. Do you think he is properly rewarded for this? I bet he makes 10x less than the CEO, who has saved no one. Do you think his name is on the patent even? This man should be set for life for this, as a hero. It is becoming an increasing issue, where science and engineering have less and less insentives since upper managment take the profite from our work. What products would you have with out us? It is time engineering and science strike or boycott. If a CEO is so important lets see them make any money with out us. The only good CEO is one who created the company and has a stack in the product and customer.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:26:37 +0000

@igor Hmm, the impression that I got is that sometimes they just can’t see that there might be, say, a mountain if there’s dense cloud cover. It’s hard to know if one’s coming up and therefore it’s helpful (to say the least!) to have the GPWS. :)

Anyway, pretty cool!

By: Jotaf

Jotaf — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:27:42 +0000

(cue music…) Nanana nananana… Bateman!!

By: RCElliott

RCElliott — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:54:59 +0000

It’s interesting that the one really negative and arrogant response here, is from a person hiding behind a fake name (igor). You completely miss the point! Not all pilots are going to fly their planes into the ground, but this advance helps to reduce accidents where that might happen. Lighten up!

By: Sandra Woodall

Sandra Woodall — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:44:54 +0000

We are all fortunate beyond anything we deserve that you live in our time. I hope you will find joy in invention for a long time.

By: igor

igor — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:27:49 +0000

From your title it seams that all the pilots are retarded and would fly to a mountain every time without this guys participation… really a science magazine, really?!?!?

By: JCHarris

JCHarris — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:49:23 +0000

I wonder if Mr. Bateman can spell now? Heh.

By: Matt H.

Matt H. — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:44:46 +0000

Take that Chesley Sullenberger! Take that Al Haynes! Don Bateman has you both beat.