Which technique should a remote pilot use to scan for traffic? A remote pilot should
A
systematically focus on different segments of the sky for short intervals.✓ Correct Answer
B
concentrate on relative movement detected in the peripheral vision area.
C
continuously scan the sky from right to left.
Explanation
The eyes can focus only on a narrow area at a time, so AIM 8-1-6 recommends a series of short, regularly spaced eye movements that bring successive segments of the sky into the central visual field, pausing on each for about a second. Relying on peripheral vision alone or sweeping continuously across the sky does not let the eye stop and focus, so small or distant traffic is easily missed.
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