Actually I like this idea, not for the different sounds,
but because you could use it to train pilots who need
their airmanship brushed up. Depending on the severity
of the silly mistake, and apropirate electric shock
will be delivered to selected parts of the body!

At 16:24 16 March 2004, Bill Daniels wrote:
I can't figure which thread to put this suggestion
into, so here's a new
one.

Filling a cockpit with raucous warning noises is very
likely to be confusing
in a stressful situation - fortunately, there is another
way. Instead of an
electronic noisemaker, use small .wav files burned
into EPROM's of soft
human voices stating the problem in plain words. I've
always liked the
military idea of a soft female voice saying 'Bingo
fuel' as a low fuel
warning.

It should be possible for one of our resident gadgeteers
to build a small
box with a speaker, memory and an array of connections
for hooking up the
various warning system switches. A USB port allowing
the device to be
connected to a computer running the appropriate software
would allow the
user to upload any warning audio files desired.

Of course, I expect the r.a.s comedians to have a field
day with this, so go
ahead, it's entertaining.

Bill Daniels