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When parking in an area that is not a designated, supervised spot, what should guide the pilot’s choice of location and heading?

Choices

✓ Preventing propeller or jet blast from damaging other aircraft, property, or peoplecorrect
The AFH directs selecting a location and heading that keeps blast from causing damage.
Pointing the airplane directly into the sun
Sun direction is not the governing consideration for parking.
Parking as close as possible to other aircraft
Crowding other aircraft increases the risk of blast damage and collisions.
Leaving the engine running for a quick departure
The airplane is being parked and shut down, not staged for immediate departure.

Why

Unless parking in a designated supervised area, the pilot selects a location and heading that prevents propeller or jet blast from damaging others, then rolls straight ahead to straighten the nosewheel.

FAA source: Airplane Flying Handbook FAA-H-8083-3 Ch. 2 (Parking; Engine Shutdown)browse the reference library →

This is taught in Postflight: After Landing, Shutdown and Securing — study the lessons free, then practice with grading and mastery tracking.

Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.