Which spacing technique involves the following: execute a left or right 360-degree turn to adjust spacing?

• A. Have an aircraft make a left/right three-sixty
• B. Have an aircraft perform a 45-degree angle intercept
• C. Have an aircraft hold short of the runway
• D. Have an aircraft execute a left/right three-sixty while maintaining spacing

Answer: (D)

The main idea is using a full-circle turn to adjust how far apart aircraft are in the flow, without breaking the sequence. Executing a left or right 360-degree turn while maintaining spacing is the exact technique pilots use to reestablish proper separation while staying in the same pattern, so it’s precisely what this method is describing. The other options describe different actions that don’t address spacing adjustments in this way: a simple 360 without noting spacing could affect flow, a 45-degree intercept is about joining a course rather than managing spacing, and holding short of the runway is a clearance procedure, not a spacing adjustment within the pattern.