What does a steady red light signal indicate?

What does a steady red light signal indicate?

• A. Stop
• B. Cleared to taxi
• C. Return to starting point
• D. Exercise extreme caution

Answer: (A)

Steady red means stop. On the airfield, a red signal shown steadily is a direct instruction not to move past that point until you receive clearance to proceed. It’s the same idea as a red traffic light: you halt to avoid collisions or conflicts with other traffic or hazards, and you wait for a green signal or ATC clearance before moving again. Why the other options don’t fit: being cleared to taxi is signaled by a green indication (or a direct clearance from ATC to move); returning to the starting point isn’t a standard signal you receive from this light pattern, and a steady red isn’t an instruction to rush or proceed with caution—caution would come from a different signal pattern or circumstance, with guidance to stop until it’s safe or cleared to proceed.

Steady red means stop. On the airfield, a red signal shown steadily is a direct instruction not to move past that point until you receive clearance to proceed. It’s the same idea as a red traffic light: you halt to avoid collisions or conflicts with other traffic or hazards, and you wait for a green signal or ATC clearance before moving again.

Why the other options don’t fit: being cleared to taxi is signaled by a green indication (or a direct clearance from ATC to move); returning to the starting point isn’t a standard signal you receive from this light pattern, and a steady red isn’t an instruction to rush or proceed with caution—caution would come from a different signal pattern or circumstance, with guidance to stop until it’s safe or cleared to proceed.