Which display provides a full 360-degree top-down view?

• A. Sector PPI
• B. PPI
• C. Plan view
• D. Radar map

Answer: (B)

The display that provides a full 360-degree top-down view is the Plan Position Indicator. It shows a circular radar scene with your aircraft at the center and returns plotted in all directions around you, giving a complete horizontal snapshot of the surrounding airspace. The 360-degree azimuth sweep is what creates that true top-down perspective.

A sector PPI would limit the view to only a wedge of the circle, so you wouldn’t see everything around you. A plan view presents a map-like, overhead representation of terrain and navigation features, not the radar’s full circular scan around your aircraft. A radar map overlays radar data on a map but isn’t the standalone circular radar perspective centered on your aircraft.