The steady green light means the aircraft is cleared for takeoff. The ATC Light Signals Chart shown here details the meaning of each Light Signal for aircraft on the Ground and in the Air.Īviation Light Gun Signals – Aviation Light Signals Aviation Light Gun Signals on the GroundĪ Steady Green light signal on the ground means the same to an airplane as a green traffic light means to a car. GREEN means GO. The Aviation Light Signals also have different meanings depending if your aircraft is on the Surface (Ground), or if your aircraft is In Flight (Air). The pilot must recognize both the colour and also the pattern (Steady or Flashing) to properly decode the Light Gun message from the Control Tower. In addition to specific colours (Red, Green or White) the light beam may be Steady or Flashing. The pilot may see Red, Green or White signals from the controller. The Aviation Light Gun Signals uses three different light colours. The Controller will direct a concentrated beam of light directly at an aircraft to communicate with the NORDO Pilot. However, instead of Red, Green and Yellow used by Automobile Traffic Signals, the ATC Light Signals use the colours Red, Green and White. Similar to an Automobile Traffic Light, the ATC Light Signals will use three different colours. When a pilot is flying with No Radio (NORDO), they must watch for the Aviation Light Gun Signals from the Control Tower. In the event of a communications failure, you will need to fall back on Aviation Light Signals for communication.Īir Traffic Control (ATC) will use a powerful Light Gun to Signal the Pilot in the event of Radio Communications failure or other emergency when the pilot does not have a working Radio in the aircraft. In fact, as a pilot you will seldom use light signals. You might wonder why a Pilot would need to use Light Signals when they have a Radio for Communication.
Just like driving an automobile, Pilots also must learn and obey Traffic Light Signals.
For an expert driver, they should really learn the proper Traffic Signals!) Chances are, they will respond with “STOP”! (Hmmmm. Next, ask them what they do when they come to a Green Light. After they have spelt the word “S – P – O – T”, then ask them to say the word “SPOT” three times quickly. Start by telling them to spell the word “SPOT”. If you know someone who thinks they are an expert driver, then tell them you want to give them a quick “Transport Canada” Driving test:
#LEARN TO FLY 3 CODES NOT WORKING DRIVERS#
Traffic on the streets would be chaos if drivers and pedestrians did not understand and obey these simple and well known traffic signals. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn ATC Light Signals from the TowerĮven before you learned to drive, you knew about the Traffic Light Signal.
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