Landing Signal Officer

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.

See Also

• Hands-on approach, for details on the landing procedure
• List of terms in the Re-imagined Series

Re-imagined Series definition: officer responsible for flight operations of either a battlestar or battlestar group

Re-imagined Series definition: officer responsible for flight operations of either a battlestar or battlestar group