When running your engine, you cause debris, rocks and propeller blast to be directed towards people or other aircraft. is this considered reckless operation of an aircraft? explain.

Yes, it is reckless. This is because it is the responsibility of the pilot to make sure that the direction of the propeller blast is away from people or other aircraft and in a safe direction.

Explanation:

Yes, it is reckless to let the propeller blast face people and other aircraft. This is because it is the responsibility of the pilot to make sure that the direction of the propeller blast is away from people or other aircraft and in a safe direction. People and other aircraft can be injured by the debris and the rocks that are scattered by the engine of the aircraft.

see the picture for the vector

the magnitude of the vector by pythagorean theorem

r = √( (-10)^2 + (3)^2 ) = √109

magnitude = √109 units

the direction angle between vector and x-axis is

tan^(-1)(3/10) = 16.699

so the direction is approximately 16.7 degrees north of west

e/c, where e is its total energy