![File:US Navy 061111-N-3729H-301 A flight deck handling member performs hand signals to communicate with elevator operators to lower aircraft and support equipment from the flight deck to the hangar bay aboard the File:US Navy 061111-N-3729H-301 A flight deck handling member performs hand signals to communicate with elevator operators to lower aircraft and support equipment from the flight deck to the hangar bay aboard the](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/US_Navy_061111-N-3729H-301_A_flight_deck_handling_member_performs_hand_signals_to_communicate_with_elevator_operators_to_lower_aircraft_and_support_equipment_from_the_flight_deck_to_the_hangar_bay_aboard_the_nuclear-powered_air.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg)
File:US Navy 061111-N-3729H-301 A flight deck handling member performs hand signals to communicate with elevator operators to lower aircraft and support equipment from the flight deck to the hangar bay aboard the
![File:US Navy 100822-N-6362C-017 A flight deck director signals an E-2C Hawkeye to proceed to the catapult for launch aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:US Navy 100822-N-6362C-017 A flight deck director signals an E-2C Hawkeye to proceed to the catapult for launch aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/US_Navy_100822-N-6362C-017_A_flight_deck_director_signals_an_E-2C_Hawkeye_to_proceed_to_the_catapult_for_launch_aboard_USS_Harry_S._Truman_%28CVN_75%29.jpg)
File:US Navy 100822-N-6362C-017 A flight deck director signals an E-2C Hawkeye to proceed to the catapult for launch aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![File:Defense.gov News Photo 110606-N-AV746-450 - Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Wight signals to the pilots of an F A-18 aircraft before launching off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS.jpg - File:Defense.gov News Photo 110606-N-AV746-450 - Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Wight signals to the pilots of an F A-18 aircraft before launching off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS.jpg -](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Defense.gov_News_Photo_110606-N-AV746-450_-_Petty_Officer_3rd_Class_Patrick_Wight_signals_to_the_pilots_of_an_F_A-18_aircraft_before_launching_off_the_flight_deck_of_the_aircraft_carrier_USS.jpg)
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![A catapult officer in a yellow shirt known as a shooter, signals the launch of a F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman December 7, 2018 A catapult officer in a yellow shirt known as a shooter, signals the launch of a F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman December 7, 2018](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R8KPWD/a-catapult-officer-in-a-yellow-shirt-known-as-a-shooter-signals-the-launch-of-a-fa-18-super-hornet-fighter-aboard-the-nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier-uss-harry-s-truman-december-7-2018-in-the-atlantic-ocean-yellow-shirts-are-worn-by-aircraft-handlers-aircraft-directors-catapult-officers-and-arresting-gear-officers-considered-the-most-difficult-and-important-job-on-the-flight-deck-R8KPWD.jpg)
A catapult officer in a yellow shirt known as a shooter, signals the launch of a F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman December 7, 2018
![A flight deck crewman uses hand signals to communicate with other personnel on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu. Peleliu is deployed supporting maritime security operations in the A flight deck crewman uses hand signals to communicate with other personnel on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu. Peleliu is deployed supporting maritime security operations in the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HFWECC/a-flight-deck-crewman-uses-hand-signals-to-communicate-with-other-HFWECC.jpg)
A flight deck crewman uses hand signals to communicate with other personnel on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu. Peleliu is deployed supporting maritime security operations in the
Can you explain all the hand signals from the crew given to the pilot of a plane about to take off from an aircraft carrier? - Quora
Can you explain all the hand signals from the crew given to the pilot of a plane about to take off from an aircraft carrier? - Quora
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![A flight deck crewman uses hand signals to communicate with other personnel on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu. Peleliu is deployed supporting maritime security operations in the A flight deck crewman uses hand signals to communicate with other personnel on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu. Peleliu is deployed supporting maritime security operations in the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HFWEC9/a-flight-deck-crewman-uses-hand-signals-to-communicate-with-other-HFWEC9.jpg)
A flight deck crewman uses hand signals to communicate with other personnel on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu. Peleliu is deployed supporting maritime security operations in the
![File:US Navy 070326-N-2659P-061 Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Villarreal gives the final signal to launch a pair of his boots off the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).jpg - File:US Navy 070326-N-2659P-061 Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Villarreal gives the final signal to launch a pair of his boots off the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).jpg -](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/US_Navy_070326-N-2659P-061_Lt._Cmdr._Matthew_Villarreal_gives_the_final_signal_to_launch_a_pair_of_his_boots_off_the_flight_deck_aboard_Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier_USS_John_C._Stennis_%28CVN_74%29.jpg)