An optical system for aircraft flight control rigging, comprising: a first set of laser rangefinders configured to (i) measure, for each laser rangefinder (122, 124) of the first set, a distance from the laser rangefinder (122, 124) to a respective target location (126, 130) on a fixed surface of an aircraft; a second set of laser rangefinders configured to (ii) measure, for each laser rangefinder (132, 134) of the second set, a distance to a respective target location (136, 140) on a control surface of the aircraft; a mounting station configured to mount each laser rangefinder (122, 124, 132, 134) of the first and second sets (106, 108) thereto, and a processor in communication with each laser rangefinder (122, 124, 132, 134) of the first and second sets, and configured (iii) receive signals indicative of the distance measured by each laser rangefinder (122, 124, 132, 134), (iv) generate a first plot line graphic of the measured distances of each of the laser rangefinders (122, 124) of the first set to its respective target location (126, 130) and a second plot line graphic of the measured distances of each of the laser rangefinders (132, 134) of the second set to its respective target location (136, 140) and (v) determine whether the first plot line graphic and the second plot line graphic are aligned with one another, wherein determining whether the first plot line graphic and second plot line graphic are aligned with one another comprises generating a perpendicular bisector of the first plot line graphic, and determining a distance between the first plot line graphic and a line extending through the second plot line graphic, so as to determine whether the target locations (126, 130) on the fixed surface and the target locations (136, 140) on the control surface are aligned within a predefined tolerance; and if the first and second plot line graphics (202, 204) are not aligned with one another, the system being configured to adjust a position of the control surface, and iteratively perform the steps (i)-(v) until the first plot line graphic and the second plot line graphic are aligned with one another. a first set of laser rangefinders configured to (i) measure, for each laser rangefinder (122, 124) of the first set, a distance from the laser rangefinder (122, 124) to a respective target location (126, 130) on a fixed surface of an aircraft; a second set of laser rangefinders configured to (ii) measure, for each laser rangefinder (132, 134) of the second set, a distance to a respective target location (136, 140) on a control surface of the aircraft; a mounting station configured to mount each laser rangefinder (122, 124, 132, 134) of the first and second sets (106, 108) thereto, and a processor in communication with each laser rangefinder (122, 124, 132, 134) of the first and second sets, and configured (iii) receive signals indicative of the distance measured by each laser rangefinder (122, 124, 132, 134), (iv) generate a first plot line graphic of the measured distances of each of the laser rangefinders (122, 124) of the first set to its respective target location (126, 130) and a second plot line graphic of the measured distances of each of the laser rangefinders (132, 134) of the second set to its respective target location (136, 140) and (v) determine whether the first plot line graphic and the second plot line graphic are aligned with one another, wherein determining whether the first plot line graphic and second plot line graphic are aligned with one another comprises generating a perpendicular bisector of the first plot line graphic, and determining a distance between the first plot line graphic and a line extending through the second plot line graphic, so as to determine whether the target locations (126, 130) on the fixed surface and the target locations (136, 140) on the control surface are aligned within a predefined tolerance; and if the first and second plot line graphics (202, 204) are not aligned with one another, the system being configured to adjust a position of the control surface, and iteratively perform the steps (i)-(v) until the first plot line graphic and the second plot line graphic are aligned with one another.