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Spatial Apperception questions test your ability to mentally orient in three dimensions using cardinal directions and landmarks. If the ocean is to the east and the helicopter’s ground track is southbound, then the pilot’s right side faces west or east? Visualize a map: North up, East right, South down, West left. Flying south means the nose points down the map. East is to the pilot’s left or right? When facing south, east is to the pilot’s left? Wait—re-check: Facing north, east is to your right; facing south, directions invert—east becomes to your left? Actually, stand facing south; your left hand points east, right points west. But the prompt says the ocean is to the EAST; therefore the ocean must be on the pilot’s LEFT if heading south. That would suggest option A. This is exactly the SAT trap: maintain consistent frames. Final: Ocean on the left, land on the right → A. (Note: Choose A.)