I didn't like the squealers either - they sound too much like vario beeps.
I have a tiny electric noisemaker that emits a ominous 'growl' that doesn't
sound like anything else in the cockpit.

I also use GPS_LOG on my PDA which speaks "check gear" whenever I'm within
pattern altitude of terrain. (I know it wouldn't work for you ridge runners
but out west, we have better lift.)

Bill D


"brtlmj" wrote in message
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If you can hear you home smoke detector you will hear
the gear warning.

I can't stand being in one room with one of those (I guess that's the
purpose of a smoke detector ;-)). In a small cockpit and under a
canopy the noise level would be high enough to make me a much worse
pilot than I usually am. Close to the ground, this may be fatal.

Bartek