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[[ | [[Image:LSOstationinside FinalCut.JPG|thumb|right|Interior view of the port LSO station ([[Final Cut]]).]] | ||
The '''Landing Signal Officer''' (LSO) is the officer who is responsible for all flight operations on the [[ | The '''Landing Signal Officer''' (LSO) is the officer who is responsible for all flight operations on the [[flight pod]]s of [[battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]]s and other military vessels. This includes the landing of all vessels, from [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and [[Raptor|Raptors]] to small liners such as ''[[Colonial One]]'', as well as the operation of the [[Launch tube (RDM)|launch tubes]] ([[Miniseries]], "[[Final Cut]]", "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]"). | ||
Up until his relief from duty and confinement to quarters for waging a private bomb campaign against Baltar's defense counsels (first [[Alan Hughes]], then [[Romo Lampkin]], in "[[The Son also Rises]]"), [[Aaron Kelly|Captain Aaron Kelly]] was ''[[Galactica]]'' LSO. Kelly's replacement in the position has not yet been featured. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*Judging from the various duties carried out by Captain | *Judging from the various duties carried out by Captain Kelly as LSO, the job in the Colonial Fleet is much more expansive than the title implies. In contemporary U.S. naval aviation, he would be a combined LSO, "shooter" (catapult officer) and "Air Boss" (flight deck operations manager). <ref>[http://www.tailhook.org/AVSLANG.htm Aviator Slang]</ref> | ||
*A slogan on a duty roster in the [[Pilot ready rooms|pilots' ready room]] | *A slogan on a duty roster in the [[Pilot ready rooms|pilots' ready room]] reads "Dominate the [[Hands-on approach|ball]] - Be the ball - There is no life without the LSO"<ref>Borrowed and condensed from real-life advice documented in "Bogeys and Bandits" by Robert Gandt: | ||
* Dominate the Ball! | * Dominate the Ball! | ||
* BE the Ball! | * BE the Ball! | ||
* You Are Not Alone! | * You Are Not Alone! | ||
* Trust the LSOs! | * Trust the LSOs! | ||
* There Is No Life Below the Datums!</ref> | * There Is No Life Below the Datums!</ref> ([[Six of One]]) | ||
== Additional Images == | == Additional Images == | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
Image:LSO outside.jpg|The LSO station seen from the outside in the [[landing bay]]. | Image:LSO outside.jpg|The LSO station seen from the outside in the [[landing bay]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Colonial Military]] | [[Category:Colonial Military]] | ||
[[Category:Colonial Military (RDM)]] | [[Category:Colonial Military (RDM)]] | ||
[[Category:Terminology]] | [[Category:Terminology]] | ||
[[Category:Terminology (RDM)]] | [[Category:Terminology (RDM)]] | ||