Traffic controller/Legends
- "Gold Squadron, begin takeoff procedure."
- ―An announcer inside the Great Temple on Yavin 4
A Space traffic controller (STC) was an individual in charge of directing starfighters on ground bases and inside hangar bays. Expert traffic controllers were able to coordinate starfighter launches faster than automated launch systems.[2]
History
During the Battle of Yavin, traffic controllers directed the launch of X-wing starfighters and Y-wing starfighters from inside the Great Temple on Yavin 4.[1]
When Commander Silam Dunerz laid a trap to capture Princess Leia Organa on her way back from Morton, he landed his escape pod aboard the EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Redemption with the guidance of a traffic controller.[3]
Shortly after the mission to Dominus III, a traffic controller directed the simultaneous arrival of three X-wing starfighters from Scout Group aboard the Redemption.[4]
The former smuggler Mako Spince held this profession while on Nar Shaddaa.[5]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- "Leia's Trust"—Star Wars Comic 12
- Star Wars (2013) 1
- Crisis on Cloud City
- Dark Empire 3
- Dark Empire 4
- Dark Empire audio drama
- Dark Empire II 2
- Jedi Search
Sources
- Dark Empire Sourcebook
- Platt's Starport Guide
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Premiere Limited (Card: Traffic Control) (backup link)- Platt's Smugglers Guide
- Star Wars: Galactic Search!: Battle Stations!
- The Jedi Academy Sourcebook (as spaceport traffic controller)
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
