If the emergency landing is to the right, what is the signalman's position?

• A. 10 o'clock
• B. 12 o'clock
• C. 8 o'clock
• D. 6 o'clock

Answer: (A)

In sling load signaling, pilots read position signals from the signalman using a clock-face reference, with the aircraft’s nose as 12 o’clock. For an emergency landing to the right, the signalman steps into the forward-left quadrant, around the 10 o’clock position. This placement keeps the signal clearly visible to the pilot while guiding the aircraft toward the right-hand landing area and staying out of the rotor wash. Positions like straight ahead (12 o’clock), left-front (8 o’clock), or behind (6 o’clock) wouldn’t indicate a right-hand landing or would be out of the pilot’s view, making them ineffective for this scenario.