Tower / No-Radio Procedures · AIM 4-3-13

Light Gun Signal Decoder

Read the tower's light gun, then choose what it means and how to respond.

You've lost radio communication. The tower is signaling you with a light gun. Watch the color and pattern — steady, flashing, or alternating — then pick the correct meaning and the correct pilot response for your situation, on the ground or in flight.

Green — cleared
Red — stop / hold / unsafe
White — return to start (ground only)
Red/Green alternating — caution