Light Gun Signals

In flight give way to other aircraft.

Light gun signals. In flight cleared to land. The pilot may see red green or white signals from the controller. If radios go out in the terminal area circle the field and wait for light gun signals. The aviation light gun signals uses three different light colours.

Light gun signals light gun signals are used by the air traffic control tower to communicate with aircraft that do not have operable communication radios. The pilot must recognize both the colour and also the. The light signals consist of red green and white lights emitted by a narrow beam light that when projected from the control tower is visible to aircraft or vehicles on the ground. The color steady green.

Yet when i conduct flight reviews or help students pursue an advanced certificate or rating they often confide that they hope that they ll never have a radio failure and be forced to interpret light gun signals from a control tower. Air traffic control signal light guns are typically specified with a white center beam brightness of 180 000 200 000 candela and are visible for roughly 4 miles in clear daylight conditions. The other way to communicate. On the ground cleared for takeoff.

Steady red in the ground it s just stop. Light gun signals color and type of signal aircraft on the ground aircraft in flight steady green cleared for takeoff cleared to land flashing green cleared for taxi return for landing steady red stop give way and continue circling flashing red taxi clear of runway in use airport unsafe do not land flashing white return to starting point on airport. Anyway if you receive light gun signals. Flashing red taxi clear of runway in flight airport.

If no signals appear evident after a sufficient amount of time waiting begin an approach when traffic has been determined and de conflicted and land on the active runway as dictated by traffic and wind and look for light gun signals. Each colour has a specific meaning. Flashing green on the ground clear to taxi in flight return to land.