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[[Image:LSO outside.jpg|thumb|An external view of the LSO station ([[Final Cut]]).]]
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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]]'' ([[Miniseries]], "[[Final Cut]]").
[[Image:LSOstationinside FinalCut.JPG|thumb|right|Interior view of the port LSO station aboard ''Galactica'' {{TRS|Final Cut}}.]]
The '''Landing Signal Officer''' (LSO) is the officer who is responsible for all flight operations on the [[Landing bay (RDM)|flight deck]]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]]'' and ''[[Gemenon Traveler]]'', as well as the operation of the [[Launch tube (RDM)|launch tubes]] {{TRS|Miniseries|Final Cut|Flight of the Phoenix}}.


Contrary to what the title implies, the job in the Colonial Fleet is much more expansive; in terms of contemporary U.S. naval aviation, it is a combination of both LSO and "Air Boss"[http://www.tailhook.org/AVSLANG.htm].
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On ''[[Galactica]]'', the LSO was [[Aaron Kelly|Captain Aaron Kelly]]. He used his position to wage a bombing campaign which results in the death of [[Alan Hughes|Baltar's first lawyer]] and nearly kills [[Romo Lampkin|the second]] ([[The Son also Rises]]). Kelly's replacement in the position has not yet been featured.
== Notes ==


[[Image:LSOstationinside FinalCut.JPG|thumb|left|Interior view of the port LSO station ([[Final Cut]]).]]
*Judging from the various duties carried out by Captain [[Aaron 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]] aboard the battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', 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!
* BE the Ball!
* You Are Not Alone!
* Trust the LSOs!
* There Is No Life Below the Datums!</ref> {{TRS|Six of One}}.


[[Image:Glideslope FinalCut.JPG|thumb|Close-up of the glidescope indicator of the LSO station.]]
== Additional Images ==
 
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Image:LSO outside.jpg|The LSO station seen from the outside in the [[landing bay]].
Image:Glideslope FinalCut.JPG|Close-up of the glideslope indicator of the LSO station.
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Hands-on approach]], for details on the landing procedure
*[[Hands-on approach]], for details on the landing procedure
*[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]]
*[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]]
==References==
{{reflist}}


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Revision as of 04:22, 9 September 2020

Interior view of the port LSO station aboard Galactica (TRS: "Final Cut").

The Landing Signal Officer (LSO) is the officer who is responsible for all flight operations on the flight decks of battlestars and other military vessels. This includes the landing of all vessels, from Vipers and Raptors, to small liners such as Colonial One and Gemenon Traveler, as well as the operation of the launch tubes (TRS: "Miniseries", "Final Cut", "Flight of the Phoenix").

Notes[edit]

  • Judging from the various duties carried out by Captain Aaron 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). [1]
  • A slogan on a duty roster in the pilots' ready room aboard the battlestar Galactica, reads "Dominate the ball - Be the ball - There is no life without the LSO"[2] (TRS: "Six of One").

Additional Images[edit]

See Also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Aviator Slang
  2. Borrowed and condensed from real-life advice documented in "Bogeys and Bandits" by Robert Gandt:
    • Dominate the Ball!
    • BE the Ball!
    • You Are Not Alone!
    • Trust the LSOs!
    • There Is No Life Below the Datums!