Boeing aircraft use a dedicated autopilot disconnect warning so pilots immediately notice when the system hands control back to them, a safety feature that has become familiar through cockpit recordings and flight simulator videos. Aviation creators, streamers and enthusiasts have lifted the tone from those contexts and reused it online as shorthand for a sudden change of control. Because the sound is instantly recognisable to anyone who follows aviation, it continues to appear in cockpit edits, simulator fails and reaction videos where a quick, realistic warning works better than a generic alarm.