PRMS orientation rule: which option describes the rule used to determine left and right?

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PRMS orientation rule: which option describes the rule used to determine left and right?

In PRMS orientation, left and right are defined from the pilot’s perspective, using the aircraft’s own left and right side as the reference. This is why the correct choice is the one that simply states left/right. The other options describe directions tied to fixed points like the runway zero point or the runway centerline, which would change with the aircraft’s heading and aren’t how PRMS sets lateral orientation. So, left/right as the pilot’s own sides is the rule used to determine left and right.

In PRMS orientation, left and right are defined from the pilot’s perspective, using the aircraft’s own left and right side as the reference. This is why the correct choice is the one that simply states left/right. The other options describe directions tied to fixed points like the runway zero point or the runway centerline, which would change with the aircraft’s heading and aren’t how PRMS sets lateral orientation. So, left/right as the pilot’s own sides is the rule used to determine left and right.

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