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[[Image:LSO outside.jpg|thumb|An external view of the LSO station ([[Final Cut]]).]]
[[Image:LSO outside.jpg|thumb|An external view of the LSO station ([[Final Cut]]).]]
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]]).
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]]").


On battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'', the LSO was [[Aaron Kelly|Captain Aaron Kelly]] ([[Miniseries]], [[Final Cut]]). He used his position to wage a bombing campaign which resulted in the death of [[Alan Hughes|Baltar's first lawyer]] ([[The Son also Rises]]) and nearly killed [[Romo Lampkin|the second]]. Kelly's replacement in the postion has not yet been featured.
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.


[[Image:LSOstationinside FinalCut.JPG|thumb|left|Interior view of the port LSO station ([[Final Cut]]).]]
[[Image:LSOstationinside FinalCut.JPG|thumb|left|Interior view of the port LSO station ([[Final Cut]]).]]
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Revision as of 21:22, 9 June 2007

An external view of the LSO station (Final Cut).

The Landing Signal Officer (LSO) is the officer who is responsible for all flight operations on the flight pods of battlestars and other military vessels. This includes the landing of all vessels, from Vipers and Raptors to small liners such as Colonial One (Miniseries, "Final Cut").

On Galactica, the LSO was Captain Aaron Kelly. He used his position to wage a bombing campaign which results in the death of Baltar's first lawyer and nearly kills the second (The Son also Rises). Kelly's replacement in the position has not yet been featured.

Interior view of the port LSO station (Final Cut).
Close-up of the glidescope indicator of the LSO station.

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