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| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| AA pilot and C-130 firefighter - 'Landing Gear, Landing Gear' |
| 2013-08-29 |
| Rare military cockpit video shows Rim Fire aerial battle |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 It carries better over environmental noise. Evolution at work. |
| Posted by: KBK 2013-08-29 21:31 |
| #6 GPS voice over on family car got on my nerves recently and I yelled at it to 'Stop bitchin' Betty.' Forgot Mom-in-law ( Betty) was riding w/ us.....(can you say awkward?) |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2013-08-29 20:32 |
| #5 Harcourt Fenton Mudd! |
| Posted by: gorb 2013-08-29 16:51 |
| #4 It carries better over environmental noise. Then its a good thing airplanes don't sound like college football games. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-08-29 13:46 |
| #3 I stand corrected Pappy. Explains why, no matter what was happening, I could hear my Mother, and she knew it...! |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-08-29 13:01 |
| #2 A woman's voice, btw, is used because, as any married man looking to maintain domestic tranquility knows, it receives attention more readily than a males.... It carries better over environmental noise. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-08-29 12:02 |
| #1 Yeah, "Bitchin' Betty" is there to prompt when the airspeed and power settings would indicate that a landing is imminent, but the tires are still in the wells. Kind of a pain in the a$$ when doing low-level work (photography, powerline patrols, scoping out clothing-optional beaches etc.), but doubt that the FAA would look kindly on some kind of duct tape fix. The Radar Altimeter fed her some info about altitude as well. A woman's voice, btw, is used because, as any married man looking to maintain domestic tranquility knows, it receives attention more readily than a males.... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2013-08-29 08:29 |