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Originally Posted by HemiEd
I wonder if that guy is called the LSO now, or something similar? In the video, the flight deck sailer directing the movement of the plane positioning for the catapult, just like we always did, was looking where the fuselage canopy would be, with a pilot behind it.
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An LSO is a landing signal officer. Those guys, obviously, do more than land the aircraft. I think they are considered "pilots". "...the flight deck sailor directing the movement of the plane..." is simply called a Director. I was one back in '88 - '89.