Don’t grab your bags in an airplane emergency, industry body warns – CNN

The training involved practising emergency landing procedures without shutting down the engine, according to the military. Reporting by Kyu-seok …Read More

David Warren, a man whose father died in the Miss Hobart plane crash in Bass Strait in 1934, may be little known, but he is responsible for what may be the 20th century’s most important aviation safety innovation; and today we mourn his loss. David Warren, creator of the cockpit voice recorder, died on July 19.

You can see his bio here at the Australian Department of Defence.