attention getter

plural attention getters

1. aeronauticsA warning light within an aircraft, indicating malfunction.

   The results indicated significant performance degradation when a master visual attention-getter was not used. Mean detection times were substantially slower in the absence of an attention-getter in the pilot's primary field of vision.

   1980, Aircraft Alerting Systems Standardization Study, Phase I, page 9

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   Master caution and warning systems were developed to ease pilot workload, particularly on aircraft designed for operation without a flight engineer. In addition to the attention getter, it also directs the pilot towards the problem area concerned.

   2009, David Wyatt, Mike Tooley, Aircraft Electrical and Electronic Systems, page 228