Which technique should a pilot use to scan for traffic to the right and left during straight-and-level flight? How can you determine if another aircraft is on a collision course with your aircraft? What preparation should a pilot make to adapt the eyes for night flying?
Because of this designation, longitude is measured in degrees west or east of the Prime Meridian. For example, 30Â°E, the line passing through eastern Africa, is an angular distance of 30Â° east of the Prime Meridian. 30Â°W, which is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, is an angular distance of 30Â° west of the Prime Meridian.
Â· just now. Report Abuse. Any line of longitude divides Earth into halves (east and west hemispheres), and it runs vertically through both poles. The Prime Meridian is what we commonly use as 0Â° longitude, but the fact is you can use *any* line of longitude to do this, as long as you identify it.t divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres. The Equator runs from east to west and divides the world into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. I think that threw those other two off...