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Light signals: difference between steady red and flashing green?

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Hi,

can anybody tell me the difference between (14 CFR 91.125) related to a landing aircraft

Flashing green - Return for landing

Steady red - Give way to other aircraft and continue circling

Don't they mean exactely the same thing?

Thanks everybody

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  1. Lukas Kusiak on Dec 09, 2012

    Flashing Green – you’re good for the approach, await landing clearance (steady green)
    Steady Red – Continue to hold, traffic in the area/runway in use.

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  2. lo_fly on Dec 12, 2012

    so for example: i enter the traffic pattern i’ll see flashing green once i’m downwind and steady green on final?

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