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Sport Pilot Airplane practice question 18

The most effective method of scanning for other aircraft for collision avoidance during daylight hours is to use

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Correct answer: B. a series of short, regularly spaced eye movements to search each 10-degree sector.

Daytime scanning should use short, regularly spaced eye movements that bring successive 10° sectors into central vision, viewing each for at least 1 second. Peripheral, off-center viewing is a night technique.

References

Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (FAA-H-8083-25C), p. 14-28, Airport Operations · search it in our library
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Question 18 from the FAA document Sport Pilot Airplane (SPA) Sample Questions (U.S. Government work, public domain) · ACS/LSC code PLT099. The FAA does not publish an answer key; the answer and explanation are ours, with references. Verify against the current regulations and handbooks.