attention getter

English

Noun

attention getter (plural attention getters)

1. (aviation) A warning light within an aircraft, indicating malfunction.
   • 1980, Aircraft Alerting Systems Standardization Study, Phase I, page 9:

     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.

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

     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.